I was inspired by Cary Grant. I wanted to do the kind of…

Female roles in comedies are usually quite silly, I think.

— Naomi Watts

There are not that many roles in comedies that are completely driven by a young actress.

— Will Gluck

My roles in comedies from 'Austin Powers' to 'Tommy Boy' to 'Wayne's World,' were sort of comedic 'straight man' parts. My character on 'Parks…

— Rob Lowe

When I went to the cinema as a boy, when I saw a war film, I thought the general was the star, and that…

— Nicolas Roeg

In 'Charade,' there was a big fight. George Kennedy was playing one of his first big heavy roles; he had a hook for a…

— Henry Mancini

I hate stories in which a person has an occupation and you never see him working at it, like all those marvelous Cary Grant…

— Tom Wolfe

“On Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday : "These two simply appreciate one another more than either of them appreciates anyone…

— Stanley Cavell

In my mind, I'm not scary at all. I'm channeling my inner Cary Grant!

— Tony Todd

'North by Northwest' took two and a half to three months to film. When I look back, I realise I wasn't intimidated by Hitchcock…

— Martin Landau

I will watch everything that Cary Grant did, or Kubrick made or Bergman.

— Tim Roth

Cary Grant was on the back lot one time doing a movie called "North by Northwest." I would see Cary outside the stage, and…

— George Hamilton

If Fred Astaire is the Cary Grant of dance, I'm the Marlon Brando.

— Gene Kelly

If you look at movies with Cary Grant or Jimmy Stewart and all the rest of it, none of them looks like a boy.…

— Tom Conti

I acted like Cary Grant for so long that I became Cary Grant

— Cary Grant

“Once told by an interviewer, "Everybody would like to be Cary Grant," Grant is said to have replied, "So would I.”

— Cary Grant