Rudolph Valentino

Rudolph Valentino quotes

A man should control his life. Mine is controlling me.

I am begining to look more and more like my miserable imitators.

To generalize on women is dangerous. To specialize on them is infinitely worse.

Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen. I am merely the canvas on which women paint their dreams.... (more Rudolph Valentino quotes)

Rudolph Valentino trivia

Valentino's home, Falcon Lair, was auctioned off after his death to pay off the debts of his estate.

Valentino owned several cars and enjoyed tinkering with them as a hobby.

Valentino was nicknamed "the Great Lover" by the media of his day.

As a teen, Valentino tried to enlist in Italy's Royal Naval Academy but he did not pass the physical.

Dancer Rudolf Nureyev portrayed Valentino in the 1977 film of the same name.... (more Rudolph Valentino trivia)

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