Socially she tried not to rock the boat. She was outgiving and charming... and defensively shy. If you wanted to talk about her, she blushed. If you wanted to sing, she joined the chorus. Joseph Cotton about his "Niagara" co-star Marilyn Monroe in his autobiography "Vanity Will Get You Somewhere" (1987)

George Segal: “I always try to find the humor and the irony in whatever character I am playing”

Currently the star of the TV series “The Goldbergs”, George Segal (b. 1934) has been one of America’s […]

Roman Coppola: “Music and film were particularly important to our family life”

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Roman Coppola is undoubtedly an all-round craftsman who is very productive behind the screen: as […]

Lesley Ann Warren: “If you’ve made it this far, you’ve got something unique and special”

Stage, screen, and television actress Lesley Ann Warren (b. 1946), here in a still from Mark Rydell’s “Harry […]

Louise Fletcher: “Rejection is just something you eat every day, like it’s your breakfast”

Actress Louise Fletcher (b. 1934) wrote film history when she portrayed the character of an atrocious and strong-willed […]

Peter Hyams: “I give actors a tremendous amount of freedom because I like their performances”

Peter Hyams (b. 1943; picture, on the set of “Narrow Margin”) is a very accomplished, all-round and versatile […]

Once upon a time there was a bitter and wonderful life that a little girl, who has become a woman and an actress, continues to repeat to herself. There will always be a once upon a time for every little girl who looks at the world with big eyes and a lust for life. Sophia Loren in her autobiography "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life" (2014)