Contrast Quote by C. S. Forester

When my family decided to leave England I could not have been happier. I was sort of like - America seemed like the land…

— Aasif Mandvi

I was a slightly melancholy child and I think films were a way of escaping for me.

— Charlie Hunnam

European films were what it was about for me - the sensations I needed, the depth, the storytelling, the characters, the directors, and the…

— Charlotte Rampling

Hollywood infected my brain and I really valued the wrong things in life, but I changed dramatically.

— Marina and the Diamonds

I relieved my loneliness with movies and books, and I had a strong desire to express what I felt through acting.

— HoYeon Jung

When I moved to Paris in the '70s, there wasn't very much going on in film in England. So when I started doing French…

— Charlotte Rampling

I decided to be an actress, and the day after, I was an actress. That was quick and very scary at the same time.…

— Carole Bouquet

To have a childhood surrounded by people like Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh sounds glitzy, but for years I wanted to repress it.…

— Michael Korda

“The collective sign of relief heaved on V-J Day ought to have inspired Hollywood to release a flood of "happily ever after" films. But…

— Eddie Muller

I never really liked Hollywood. I found it unreal - unreal and full of men and women whose lives were confused and full of…

— Grace Kelly

I think that I used to love Hollywood movies. I remember great phases and moments. But, unfortunately, now is not the moment.

— Bernardo Bertolucci

“The movies were wonderful because they took you out of yourself, and at the same time they gave you a sense of being whole.…

— Richard Yates