Quotes About Hollywood

You know, the last time America sensationalized an actor from India, the man died a poor, miserable soul: He was Sabu, the elephant boy. He came here and was the toast of Hollywood. And he just went back to India and died a pauper.

In the 1940s, cigarettes would be shown in classy situations, endorsed by celebrities - real A-list Hollywood stars in America - the ads would make claims about tobacco quality or manufacturing science and, bizarrely, some brands had what almost amounted to health claims.

I've never been a guy who had more than a toe in Hollywood anyway, so my toe is more easily lopped off than most.

Hollywood was a detour, although my mother was an aristocrat from Tokyo who ran away to join the theatre, so acting is in my genes.

Prior to 'Tokyo Drift,' the iconic perception of Asians in Hollywood films has been either the Kung Fu guy, the Yakuza guy or some technical genius. It used to be such a joke, to be laughed at rather than with.

I've definitely had my fair share at shaking my fists at the gods of Hollywood, but I'm learning that I cannot think that way or I will go crazy.

In Hollywood today, it's cool for guys to wear nail polish and earrings in their lips and tongues. I don't get it.

Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors of all time.

A misfit like me getting anywhere in Hollywood as I somehow have, seemed, certainly at the time of 'Spanking The Monkey,' kind of out of reach, or not a very realistic take.

You mean the fact that Tom Arnold would spend more time with the hair and makeup people than I would?

Cult movies are basically movies Hollywood missed the first time - that they should have gotten - and then the fans got it and made it successful.

I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I've done. I've had a great time. I like the people in Hollywood a lot.

This is a photo as I would wish myself to look all the time. Then I would maybe have a chance to come to Hollywood.

This is a photograph of me as I wish I looked all the time. Then I might have a chance of getting in Hollywood.

I came to Hollywood and within a decade I was one of the biggest action stars of all time.

What's fascinating is, people in Washington would rather spend time in Hollywood, and people in Hollywood would rather spend time in Washington.

I read Gloria Swanson's autobiography just because I wanted to know what it was like in the time.

From time to time, just about every Vanity Fair writer has a chance to sell rights to an article or a book to Hollywood.

Everywhere you look in L.A., you're reminded of what you're a part of - or what you're not a part of. And everyone you meet is talking about the same thing all the time.

Each time I get off a plane in Hollywood, I don't think I'm pretty enough.

Addams Family blew my mind because it was the first time I was in L.A. and Hollywood, and I grew up a huge fan of movies.

Sunday is the Academy Awards. Every time an actor says, 'I didn't expect this,' Ruth Bader Ginsburg will do a shot.

Every time I've made a plan in my Hollywood acting career, something else has happened, so I've gotten out of the habit of trying to predict the future.

Hollywood is responsible for some of the greatest and worst movies of all time!