Kim Hunter Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

A lot of more modern films seem to just be out for violence or sex or what have you, without relating it to what's going within human beings. But every now and then one comes along that does that, and it's a joy.

I decided not to take the valium one day. By the end of the session, my make-up man told me not to forget my pill tomorrow!

I don't know, I don't know that the intentions are much different, and I think there are an awful lot of good actors now.

I got so anxious sitting in the make-up chair for hours with my face covered. I had my doctor write a prescription for valium. I couldn't have done it without the pill.

I made so many damn TV movies back them that they all run together. I really couldn't tell you anything about any of them!

I remember that Scott Jacoby was a nice young man.

I think it's because it was an emotional story, and emotions come through much stronger in black and white. Colour is distracting in a way, it pleases the eye but it doesn't necessarily reach the heart.

It's hard to compare actors from different generations.

Kazan deserved the Oscar. It was for his work not his politics. It was a lifetime achievement award, and I believe his work was worthy of that.

My agent sent me the script and I loved it. I wondered how they would turn me into a chimp. My agent said it would probably not entail to much time. Just some hair and make-up. I found out that it was not so simple.

Some things a lady doesn't tell.

The King and Queen made the rounds after the film. We were told how we were to respond, and we were in a semi circle in the lounge area of the cinema, they came around after the King, the Queen and both Princesses.

The make-up took about five hours to put on and several hours to take off. They didn't use the same face pieces over.

The only problem was that I couldn't communicate with Dario. He speaks Italian and I don't. We had a translator the whole time. I just felt that something was lost with the go between. He was a delightful man, but I wish we could have spoken the same language.

Everyone of us is a wonder. Everyone of us has a story.

If people are informed they will do the right thing. It's when they are not informed that they become hostages to prejudice.