The two pioneering nude scenes of Marilyn Monroe’s career: “Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry”
Caught on tape.
Author: Thomas Coll Archives: 10/2025
The James Bond character Tom Hanks is desperate to play: “In a little putt-putt boat”
“I’d like to be that American CIA operative…”
The one movie John Wayne said “threw acid on the American way of life”
“Smears the machinery of government for no purpose of humour or enlightenment.”
The James Bond scene Sean Connery refused to shoot: “I was panicking”
“Even in the film, there is a certain note of panic in my eyes; you can see it.”
Sean Connery thought one actor turned James Bond into “a parody”
“Humour at whatever the cost of the credibility or the reality.”
One movie “disappointed” Tom Hanks and changed him as an actor forever: “I don’t think I’ll ever be quite the same”
“We had a three-star movie, but we didn’t do three-star business.”
The one director Steven Spielberg knew he would “never be as good as”
“To be eclectic like he was — that was always something I wanted.”
John Wayne’s five best movies, according to John Wayne
Refused to admit ‘True Grit’ as one of his finest.
The one movie that truly made Clint Eastwood “proud”
“What a difficult request to make of people. They never gave up hope.
