Ryan Murphy Quotes

When I came up, guys like Nicholson and DeNiro were held in highest regard.

I think one of my biggest influences is Bette Davis. I've seen almost every one of her films, and she's been very inspiring to me.

There are lots of actresses I consider to be my icons, from Katharine Hepburn and Grace Kelly to Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep.

Ruth Gordon was such a delight to watch in 'Rosemary's Baby' after I had first seen her in 'Harold and Maude.' And Ellen Burstyn is a hero of mine from 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore,' The Exorcist,' 'Requiem For A Dream.' These women impacted me greatly as an actress.

During Katherine Hepburn's time when she was just coming into her own at 40.

I used to devour biographies of people like Natalie Wood and Marilyn.

I always felt that Bette Davis was one of the great screen actresses who never really got her due - she won two Oscars, but the last was in 1938, and that was really before all the great work that she did.

I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors.

My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.

I always loved the bad girls in the movies. I loved Bette Davis; I loved Katherine Hepburn. I loved Ava Gardner.

I was the kid that grew up watching Bette Davis films.

Even as a kid, I was more enchanted watching Bette Davis than Errol Flynn.

I could never understand the attraction of Bette Davis. I always preferred Jane Russell.

Lauren Bacall, James Garner, and Jack Lemmon - they're all gone now, but I was so impressed by them.

I was very entertained by Betty Grable and Judy Garland.

I loved Barbara Stanwyck and Katharine Hepburn.

I like Meryl Streep and Jodie Foster. Among Indian actress, I prefer Madhubala and Nutan.

I like Jodie Foster and then Meryl Streep. They're just, like, the greatest ever.

I'd like to be played as a child by Natalie Wood. I'd have some romantic scenes as Audrey Hepburn and have gritty black-and-white scenes as Patricia Neal.

I am so happy that every generation still tunes into most of the classic and cult films I was lucky to be a part of.

Let's be clear about one thing: a film about Katharine Hepburn is an excellent idea. She was one of the most fascinating, complex stars ever to grace a motion picture screen, and she deserves a full-scale, big-screen biographical treatment.

I watch an awful lot of old Hollywood movies - I'll devour anything with Bette Davis or Joan Crawford. My absolute favourite is 'Sunset Boulevard' starring Gloria Swanson.

I would have liked to have worked with Ralph Richardson and Paul Scofield, but they're dead now.

It was just the thrill of a lifetime. Brando and Hackman were two of my heroes.

The three actors I admire the most are all dead. Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy and the French actor, Jean Gabin. They're all very natural, sort of masculine without being overly macho.