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title: "8 Hollywood Called Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [In the dear dead days beyond recall, when I was in my prime as a film critic, the industry was booming. Hollywood,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-kavanagh/in-the-dear-dead-days-beyond-recall-when-i-was-in-my-prime-as-a-film/)

[Patrick Kavanagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-kavanagh/)

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> [Hollywood is called Hollywood, but holly doesn't grow there. Right from the start it's based on a lie. But it's a very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/hollywood-is-called-hollywood-but-holly-doesn-t-grow-there-right-from/)

[Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/)

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> [A screenwriter heard me read from my novel 'The Wishbones' when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-perrotta/a-screenwriter-heard-me-read-from-my-novel-the-wishbones-when-it-was/)

[Tom Perrotta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-perrotta/)

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> [Hollywood called just as I crested thirty. My novels did not and still do not interest them, but my writing ability did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-mae-brown/hollywood-called-just-as-i-crested-thirty-my-novels-did-not-and-still/)

[Rita Mae Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-mae-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/373/rita-mae-brown-1111_ability_hollywood-called-just-as-i-crested-thirt_1660774.png)

> [Hollywood called me, asking me, "How much to do a movie with Farrah Fawcett?" "$50,000" They called back, "How about $20,000?" I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henny-youngman/hollywood-called-me-asking-me-how-much-to-do-a-movie-with-farrah/)

[Henny Youngman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henny-youngman/)

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> [Every so often in the last 20 years, Hollywood has called. And every time they've called, we've answered? because they have lots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margo-timmins/every-so-often-in-the-last-20-years-hollywood-has-called-and-every/)

[Margo Timmins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margo-timmins/)

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> [There's going to be a new gem in Hollywood, it's called Agron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-polish/there-s-going-to-be-a-new-gem-in-hollywood-it-s-called-agron/)

[Mark Polish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-polish/)

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> [As a little kid growing up in Hollywood, I was called 'a little crazy'. And now I guess I'm still that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/as-a-little-kid-growing-up-in-hollywood-i-was-called-a-little-crazy/)

[Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-dicaprio/)

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