Cary Grant’s surprising wish to be “disliked upon the screen”
“Injurious to the average good actor.”
Cary Grant
The Oscar-winning movie Cary Grant refused to come out of retirement for: “It’s not a very good part”
Was seriously tempted, but said no in the end
Christopher Walken names the greatest comedy actors of all time: “They’re not always recognised”
Being funny isn’t easy.
Was Sophia Loren the only co-star John Wayne was actually nice to?
Managed to somehow charm The Duke
The “indispensable” scene Alfred Hitchcock refused to cut: “I took a very firm stand”
Wouldn’t budge an inch
The actor John Wayne thought would succeed him: “He’s taking over”
Wayne was sure this guy was next in line for the throne.
The “string of very dull movies” that almost killed Katharine Hepburn’s career
Hepburn’s career was in a tailspin during this period.
The only four movies Cary Grant refused to acknowledge he’d made
Grant wouldn’t dignify these pictures by acknowledging their existence.
“He was apprehensive”: the director Cary Grant spent his entire career avoiding at all costs
This baffled the director in question.