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"The criteria, for me, is movie star. It's Hollywood. Not Somalia."

"If Washington is a two-party town, why can't Hollywood be one too?"

"Hollywood sold its stars on good looks and personality buildups. We weren't really actresses in a true sense, we were just big names - the products of a good publicity department."

"I would rather have gotten married than have a Hollywood contract."
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"The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both."

"People's sex habits are as well known in Hollywood as their political opinions, and much less criticized."

"Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required no more effort than a game of pinochle."

"Listen, little boy. In this business, there's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it."

"There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it."

"I discovered early in my movie work that a movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it. There are times when this distinction may be given to the writer or director. Most often it belongs to the producer."
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