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> [“The first movie star I met was Norma Shearer. I was eight years old at the time and going to school with Irving Thalberg Jr. His father, the longtime production chief at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, devoted a large part of his creative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/the-first-movie-star-i-met-was-norma-shearer-i-was-eight-years-old-at/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

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## Other authors on Best wishes

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## More by Robert Wagner

> [“That era provided a profusion of wonderful actors and actresses to admire—and not always the ones remembered by posterity. Take Joel McCrea, for instance,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/that-era-provided-a-profusion-of-wonderful-actors-and-actresses-to/)

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> [“Toward the end of her life a burglar broke into her house and pistol-whipped her. She was an elderly woman by then, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/toward-the-end-of-her-life-a-burglar-broke-into-her-house-and-pistol/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [“...you can never use facts or logic to argue somebody out of a position that fantasy put them into.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/you-can-never-use-facts-or-logic-to-argue-somebody-out-of-a-position/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [What impresses me is the young actors with terrific talent arriving on the scene. They'd have blown us all away in the old days.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/what-impresses-me-is-the-young-actors-with-terrific-talent-arriving/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [It's sensational to be a part of a series that takes on a life of its own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/it-s-sensational-to-be-a-part-of-a-series-that-takes-on-a-life-of-its/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [ “Spending time around her house, I came across a cache of 16mm movies in her basement. It turned out that Barbara \[Stanwyck\] had a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/spending-time-around-her-house-i-came-across-a-cache-of-16mm-movies/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [“Grief mixed with shock is such a difficult state to be in; it's hard even to describe it. On the one hand, I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/grief-mixed-with-shock-is-such-a-difficult-state-to-be-in-it-s-hard/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/pets-have-more-love-and-compassion-in-them-than-most-humans/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [Jimmy Stewart was a very sincere, honest and straightforward man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/jimmy-stewart-was-a-very-sincere-honest-and-straightforward-man/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [I had lived a charmed life, and then I lost a beautiful woman I loved with all my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/i-had-lived-a-charmed-life-and-then-i-lost-a-beautiful-woman-i-loved/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/a-dog-will-teach-you-unconditional-love-if-you-can-have-that-in-your/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [I liked working in a series, going to work every day and not having to leave town for long locations. I was producing them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/i-liked-working-in-a-series-going-to-work-every-day-and-not-having-to/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [In the contract days, the big studios groomed us to play particular roles and we would stay with the image they gave us and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/in-the-contract-days-the-big-studios-groomed-us-to-play-particular/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [Anytime anybody impersonates you, it's a great compliment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/anytime-anybody-impersonates-you-it-s-a-great-compliment/)

[Robert Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-wagner/)

> [ “Barbara \[Stanwyck\] and me in our only scene alone in Titanic. It wasn't much of a scene, but it sparked one of the most… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-wagner/barbara-stanwyck-and-me-in-our-only-scene-alone-in-titanic-it-wasn-t/)

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