Quotes by Chandler, Raymond

Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is >>

Woe, woe, woe... in a little while we shall all be dead. Therefore let >>

A good title is the title of a successful book. >>

Quotations about Hollywood

Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for sta >>

Hollywood is a place that attracts people with massive holes in their >>

Fame is no sanctuary from the passing of youth... suicide is much easi >>

Its idea of production value is spending a million dollars dressing up a story that any good writer would throw away. Its vision of the rewarding movie is a vehicle for some glamour-puss with two expressions and eighteen changes of costume, or for some male idol of the muddled millions with a permanent hangover, six worn-out acting tricks, the build of a lifeguard, and the mentality of a chicken-strangler.

Chandler, Raymond