I noticed I had developed a fantasy about myself as a writer as opposed to actually doing it [so] I finally summoned up the bad taste to move to Los Angeles.

Quote by Leslie Dixon

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I attribute [success] to having the background of just loving the great stories of the...

I attribute [success] to having the background of just loving the great stories of the...

When I first came to Hollywood I was told to go out with an agent...

When I first came to Hollywood I was told to go out with an agent...

Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's...

Life in the movie business is like the beginning of a new love affair: it's...

Hollywood is a place where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing...

Hollywood is a place where a man can get stabbed in the back while climbing...

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost......

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost......

Stop worrying. Hollywood wont turn your daughter into a nymphomaniac or get her hooked on...

Stop worrying. Hollywood wont turn your daughter into a nymphomaniac or get her hooked on...

I've learned a great deal about music through my experiences. I've learned of its sanctity....

I've learned a great deal about music through my experiences. I've learned of its sanctity....

Old Hollywood is just like a desert water in Africa. Hang around long enough and...

Old Hollywood is just like a desert water in Africa. Hang around long enough and...

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost......

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost......

Here in Hollywood you can actually get a marriage license printed on an Etch-A-Sketch.

Here in Hollywood you can actually get a marriage license printed on an Etch-A-Sketch.

How could a New Yorker possibly take something called the Hollywood String Quartet seriously?

How could a New Yorker possibly take something called the Hollywood String Quartet seriously?

Over in Hollywood they almost made a great picture, but they caught it just in...

Over in Hollywood they almost made a great picture, but they caught it just in...

I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my...

I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my...

Hollywood is a door leading to a thousand doors.

Hollywood is a door leading to a thousand doors.

I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what...

I always thought the real violence in Hollywood isn't what's on the screen. It's what...

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

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

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture...

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture...

Hollywood is a place where they place you under contract instead of under observation.

Hollywood is a place where they place you under contract instead of under observation.

I thought 'Deep Throat' was a movie about a giraffe.

I thought 'Deep Throat' was a movie about a giraffe.