"[Talking pictures are] like putting lip rouge on the Venus de Milo."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
People from TorontoScreenwriters from CanadaActresses from CanadaFilm producers from CanadaBusinesswomen from Canada
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Variant: Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo. — Widely attributed in this form (e.g., A. Scott Berg, Goldwyn: A Biography (1989), Ch. 11) and described as having been said in the 1920s, but the 18 March 1934 AP story quotes it as said that day.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mary_Pickford
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Mary Pickford
Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-born film star and co-founder of United Artists, known as "America's Sweetheart" and "the girl with the curls."
6 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Mary Pickford →
Related Quotes
"I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain youn…"
"The refined simplicity should develop out of the complex. [...] It would have been more logical if silent pictures ha…"
"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call "failure" is not the falling down, but …"
"Make them laugh, make them cry, and back to laughter. What do people go to the theater for? An emotional exercise. An…"
"I am no longer in pictures for money. I am in them because I love them. I am not in vain. I do not care about giving …"
"My grandmother got the phone call. I could not go and pick it up, I was too nervous. And she was like, 'Yeah, they wa…"
"My great grandmother, Martha, was hired at 11 years old to be a worker to people. I dedicate the role to her because …"
"Well, I think I just accidentally came out hahaha happy pride month lovelies🏳️🌈❤️"
"My only way to actually know what I’m feeling is if I take an instrument and just start splatting out words. It’s so …"
"Since I was 13 years old, I've been writing songs about how I feel and mental health. So many of my songs are genuine…"