She wanted us to feel we were above everyone in the town. She really did tell us that we were related to Chief Justice John Marshall, and that may have been true. I never did bother to find out.

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Sometimes I worked with just a background of a rock or a tree or black...

Sometimes I worked with just a background of a rock or a tree or black...

I think to have done TITANIC would have been a tortuous experience altogether. I feel...

I think to have done TITANIC would have been a tortuous experience altogether. I feel...

When it was over my daughter said, 'Oh, I felt so sorry for him -...

When it was over my daughter said, 'Oh, I felt so sorry for him -...

I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your...

I would say the secret is to be enthusiastic about everything that comes into your...

I thought I saw him for what he was-or what I thought he was. And...

I thought I saw him for what he was-or what I thought he was. And...

Crawford washed her hands a lot. She washed her arms all the way up past...

Crawford washed her hands a lot. She washed her arms all the way up past...

It was good for us, I suppose. Those kinds of times produce qualities in us...

It was good for us, I suppose. Those kinds of times produce qualities in us...

My next book is Scene by Scene: as Seen by Fay Wray. It'll be about...

My next book is Scene by Scene: as Seen by Fay Wray. It'll be about...

Well, the Empire State was about 40' high in the studio. King Kong was a...

Well, the Empire State was about 40' high in the studio. King Kong was a...

Only in your imagination can you revise.

Only in your imagination can you revise.

Actually, the camera was never overhead at any time. It was always a side view...

Actually, the camera was never overhead at any time. It was always a side view...

Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I...

Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I...

There were shots of Kong pulling at my clothes, but only in horizontal and never...

There were shots of Kong pulling at my clothes, but only in horizontal and never...

For the purposes of the play, it was perfect to be able to use that...

For the purposes of the play, it was perfect to be able to use that...

So I was asked to do horror film after horror film, a series of about...

So I was asked to do horror film after horror film, a series of about...

There is a lot of strength and intelligence in Hollywood.

There is a lot of strength and intelligence in Hollywood.

When we were making KONG, I went into the sound room and made an aria...

When we were making KONG, I went into the sound room and made an aria...

It was so satisfying for me - a great reward, just to see it done...

It was so satisfying for me - a great reward, just to see it done...

They were very considerate, I must say. Every time I felt I was about to...

They were very considerate, I must say. Every time I felt I was about to...

Paul Lucas had a particularly amusing accent, so I chuckled. That was terrible; I shouldn't...

Paul Lucas had a particularly amusing accent, so I chuckled. That was terrible; I shouldn't...