Charles Laughton

"I knew in a flash Gary had something I should never have. It is something pure and he doesn't know it's there. In truth, that boy hasn't the least idea how well he acts."

"They can't censor the gleam in my eye."

"Hollywood is a goofy place. But I like it. It's the perfect mummers' home. If one weren't a little mad one wouldn't be there."

"[I have a face that would] stop a sundial and frighten small children into fits."

"I have a face like the behind of an elephant."

"Method actors give you a photograph. Real actors give you an oil painting."

"It's got so that every time I walk into a restaurant, I get not only soup but an impersonation of Captain Bligh."

"All his tough talk is a blind, you know. He's a literate, gracious, kind man, with wonderful manners, and he speaks beautifully — when he wants to."