“As with wines, there are vintage years for films because of their significance. It’s true of ’39, ’40, ’46 and ’74 … Whatever the quality that history decides, the consistent level of ambition was higher in the ’70s… Filmmakers thought people would see...
Hattie McDaniel, Denver 1910, age 15. What is the thing that Hollywood demands most? Sincerity. No place in the world will pay such a high price for this admirable trait. We all respect sincerity in our friends and acquaintances, but Hollywood is willing to pay for it. I was little more than a kid but I was old in show business. I won a medal in dramatic art when...
