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title: "8 Thought Hollywood Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [My mother thought Hollywood was a den of iniquity, and people came to terrible bad ends there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kitty-carlisle/my-mother-thought-hollywood-was-a-den-of-iniquity-and-people-came-to/)

[Kitty Carlisle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kitty-carlisle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c9/kitty-carlisle-35953_dens_my-mother-thought-hollywood-was-a-den-of_45695.jpg)

> [I never thought Hollywood is the life I want to do. I thought acting is the life I want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shailene-woodley/i-never-thought-hollywood-is-the-life-i-want-to-do-i-thought-acting/)

[Shailene Woodley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shailene-woodley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/shailene-woodley-4258_acting_i-never-thought-hollywood-is-the-life-i_47427.jpg)

> [I would definitely be open to more films if the role was right. I haven't thought about a move to Hollywood, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mauboy/i-would-definitely-be-open-to-more-films-if-the-role-was-right-i/)

[Jessica Mauboy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mauboy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/jessica-mauboy-19941_cinema_i-would-definitely-be-open-to-more-films_80016.jpg)

> [I know some teams thought I was too Hollywood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-leinart/i-know-some-teams-thought-i-was-too-hollywood/)

[Matt Leinart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-leinart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/matt-leinart-18462_hollywood_i-know-some-teams-thought-i-was-too-holl_461861.jpg)

> [I never thought I would do something in Hollywood after I started with a series in the West, which was a small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-fazal/i-never-thought-i-would-do-something-in-hollywood-after-i-started/)

[Ali Fazal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-fazal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/675/ali-fazal-6591_hollywood_i-never-thought-i-would-do-something-in_763083.jpg)

> [I thought that Hollywood was just for geniuses and that directors come from three generations of directors. I was worried that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fede-alvarez/i-thought-that-hollywood-was-just-for-geniuses-and-that-directors/)

[Fede Alvarez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fede-alvarez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a71/fede-alvarez-12117_challenge_i-thought-that-hollywood-was-just-for-ge_819230.jpg)

> [When I started acting, I didn't think of it as a career. I always thought Hollywood was this magical world where a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/when-i-started-acting-i-didn-t-think-of-it-as-a-career-i-always/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/205/leonardo-dicaprio-997_acting_when-i-started-acting-i-didn-t-think-of_943497.jpg)

> [I am a girl from Cleveland, Ohio, that never thought she would be in Hollywood!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabela-moner/i-am-a-girl-from-cleveland-ohio-that-never-thought-she-would-be-in/)

[Isabela Moner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabela-moner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/isabela-moner-22467_girl_i-am-a-girl-from-cleveland-ohio-that-nev_1584869.jpg)

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