Quotes and Sayings about Hollywood

One of the weird things about Hollywood is we're all imposters; we're all just glammed up.

I find Hollywood really toxic.

People in Hollywood don't have that much sex, or at least I don't.

It was a Hollywood promise; not worth a damn.

Hollywood continues to present the U.S. Army as being the good guys, always defeating the aliens or foreigners.

Nobody does anything for free in Hollywood. They have to be paid for everything.

I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.

Everyone wants to get to Hollywood. I don't trust people who say otherwise.

Mother's Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills, Dad's-Third-Wife-Day.

The majority of the most successful people in Hollywood are failures as human beings.

Do you have anything in this shop as beautiful as she is?

This is Hollywood. Always time to dream, so keep on dreamin'.

There's an old saying in Hollywood: It's not the length of your film, it's how you use it.

I lived in Hollywood long enough to learn to play tennis and become a star, but I never felt it was my home. I was never looking for a home, as a matter of fact.

Hollywood is where they shoot too many pictures and not enough actors.

Hollywood is a very inspiring place.

Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.

I'm impressed with the people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work.

In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum.

Hollywood's a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.

That's L.A. They worship everything and they value nothing.

Welcome to a city where people trying to disappear aren't actually trying.

I lived in L.A. for a few months. It seemed like no one there had parents. Or if they did have parents, they would deny it.

Linda: "Why did you decide to come to Los Angeles?"
Lucifer: "The same reason as everyone else: the weather, p*rnstars, Mexican food."

People here in Los Angeles are disgusted now about a sex scandal involving Arnold Schwarzenegger. Apparently for seven years, he carried on a sexual relationship with his own wife.

Los Angeles was the kind of place where everybody was from somewhere else and nobody really droppped anchor.

Well, you need the villain. If you don't have a villain, the good guy can stay home.

I think it is very important that films make people look at what they've forgotten.

When I go to movies I generally want to be taken to another world.

The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.

California has officially announced that jaywalking is now no longer a crime. So congratulations to the Californians who like walking places. This is great news for the six of you.

New Mexico. It's another state. I mean, it's like California, just less traffic.

We all have our little faults. Mine's in California.

All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year.

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

I think that with any emotion - fear, love, nervousness - if the actor's feeling it, then the audience feels it.

I try to bring all my sincerity to the character I play. That way, I am dedicated.

I know it's a craze in Bollywood to have six-pack abs, but here, it's not the abs or the biceps that make us feel or look macho. Down south, the moustache still works for us.

Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America's biggest export is now the Oscar.

I can't believe I am hosting the Oscars. It's an honor everyone else said no.

Vivian: "You're late."
Edward: "You're stunning."
Vivian: "You're forgiven."

When you can see kids smiling, that's one of the best things. That's why I did 'Narnia.'

I don't believe your soul mate has to share your politics.

This is provocative, exciting, and fun. I can't wait for people to watch it.

Castle: "Do I look like a killer to you?"
Beckett: "Yes. You kill my patience."

Games shouldn't only be fun. They should teach or spark an interest in other things.

Donald Trump said, "The only way you can use The Plaza on a soundstage is if I'm in the movie," so we agreed to put Donald Trump in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when he showed up on-screen. So I said to my editor, "Leave him in the movie. It's a moment for the audience." But he did bully his way into the movie.

It's easy to fool the eye but it's hard to fool the heart.

Usually, the evil guys are the more appealing roles.

The crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue of Liberty had both hands up.