#hollywood

I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain. ↗

— Ben Hecht

#hollywood #i #jacket #off #put

This is the place to see the stars - Hollywood Bowl. ↗

— Mahalia Jackson

#hollywood #place #see #stars

I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what you have to do to raise the money. ↗

— David Mamet

#hollywood #i #i always #money #raise

A few nights ago I went to a Hollywood screening of a small independent film made by Sally Kirkland, an old friend of mine who also did terrific job acting in it. There were other actors in it and they were all terrific. ↗

— Nick Mancuso

#ago #also #did #few #film

In Hollywood you can't even smoke in a bar anymore and yet in the movies they're always showing people smoking. I don't get it. ↗

— Gerald McRaney

#anymore #bar #even #get #hollywood

I don't think Hollywood per se is supposed to be taken seriously, otherwise, dear Lord, that would be frightening. ↗

— Brittany Murphy

#frightening #hollywood #i #lord #otherwise

Of course, Hollywood is still making some excellent pictures which reflect the great artistry that made Hollywood famous throughout the world, but these films are exceptions, judging from box office returns and press reviews. ↗

— Pola Negri

#box #box office #course #excellent #exceptions

Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But it's really true. I feel personally responsible for the future of American cinema. Me personally. ↗

— Alexander Payne

#american cinema #become #cesspool #change #cinema

Hollywood is a place that attracts people with massive holes in their souls. ↗

— Julia Phillips

#holes #hollywood #massive #people #place

Hollywood will put you in a box, so to speak. Some people will have seen you in 'La Bamba' or another dramatic film and think, 'Okay, that's what Lou does.' But they don't really have an idea of the range or diversity that I can bring to a project. ↗

— Lou Diamond Phillips

#box #bring #diversity #does #dramatic