"It's the only movie I ever saw in which the male lead's tits were bigger than the female's."...Groucho Marx, on Cecil B. DeMille's epic Samson and Delililah, starring Victor Mature and Hedy Lamarr.

"Can't act. Slightly bald. Can dance a little."....Anonymous studio verdict on Fred Astaire's original screen test in 1933.

"It's our fault. We should have given him better parts."....Studio head Jack Warner, on hearing that Ronald Reagan had been elected Governor of California.

"Boy, I saw Rambo last night. I know what to do next time this happens."....President Ronald Reagan, in June 1985, after the release of 39 hostages by Lebanese terrorists.

"Nobody's interested in sweetness and light."....Hedda Hopper, defending the gossip columnist's trade.

"Actors like him are good, but on the whole I do not enjoy actors who seek to commune with their armpits, so to speak."....Greer Garson, on Marlon Brando.

"Television is an invention that permits you to be entertained in your living room by people you wouldn't have in your home."....David Frost, in 1971, when he was still more entertainer than interviewer.

"Looks fade, but humor is forever--I'll take Woody Allen over Warren Beatty any day."....Bette Midler.

"The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you."....Bette Midler.

"I had no disagreement with Barbra Streisand. I was merely exasperated at her tendency to be a complete megalomaniac."....Walter Matthau, on the experience of filming 'Hello, Dolly".

"When you're down and out, something always turns up--and it's usually the noses of your friends."....Orson Welles.

"Goddamn little brat. You've ruined every one of my birthdays. They bring you out from behind the wallpaper to sing that song, and it's a pain in the ass."....Clark Gable, complaining to Judy Garland about the song 'Dear Mr. Gable', otherwise known as 'You Made Me Love you', which Judy sang in Broadway Melody of 1938.

"The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films."....Paul Newman.
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"Who wants to hear actors talk?" --H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.

"We don't like their sound. Groups of guitars are on the way out." --Decca executive, 1962, after turning down the Beatles.

"While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility." --Lee DeForest, inventor

"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper." --Gary Cooper, after turning down the lead role in Gone With The Wind.