“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… — Robert Wagner Copy Share Image
“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, a real cowboy and a good actor who could excel in westerns like Union Pacific or The Virginian, but who was also wonderful in comedies like The Palm Beach Story for Preston Sturges—and comedy is the… — Robert Wagner Copy Share
“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 sent her into a downward spiral. When she was in the hospital dying, I called, and she asked me not to come and see her; she wanted me to remember her as she was. I felt… — Robert Wagner Copy Share
“...you can never use facts or logic to argue somebody out of a position that fantasy put them into.” — Robert Wagner Copy Share Image
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.… — Robert Wagner Copy Share Image
It's sensational to be a part of a series that takes on a life of its own. — Robert Wagner Copy Share Image
“Spending time around her house, I came across a cache of 16mm movies in her basement. It turned out that Barbara [Stanwyck] had a lot of her own movies, and I convinced her to spend some time watching them with me. I ran the projector. She had prints of Union Pacific, Ball of Fire, and Baby Face, among others. She… — Robert Wagner Copy Share
“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 numb and felt like I was in some sort of dream state - I couldn't believe Natalie was gone, but I knew it was true. And despite the shock, which makes you feel like you're muffled… — Robert Wagner Copy Share
I had lived a charmed life, and then I lost a beautiful woman I loved with all my heart. — Robert Wagner Copy Share Image
A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad. — Robert Wagner Copy Share Image
I liked working in a series, going to work every day and not having to leave town for long locations. I was producing them… — Robert Wagner Copy Share Image
