In the old days we had the time and money to give prospective stars a
slow build up. Today, an actor makes it fast or he doesn't make it at
all.
[As head of production at Warner Bros.] Every time Paul Muni parts his beard and
looks down a microscope, this company loses two million
dollars.
[on Errol Flynn] He wasn't an admirable character, but he was a magnificent male animal and his sex appeal was obvious. It seemed not to matter whether he could act. He leaped from the screen into the projection room with the impact of a bullet.