Joan Rivers Quotes

I love actors. That's my bread and butter, and I got to work with some amazing ones on '12 Years'.

I work with a lot of movie stars.

Gena Rowlands is my all-time love. Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer. I grew up watching their work; they are extraordinary.

I'd love to work with Michael Keaton, Steve Martin, and Bryan Cranston again.

There are many good-looking actors.

I don't admire actors so much, actually.

I don't consider a lot of actors that I really admire movie stars.

I would love to work with Anthony Hopkins; I would love to work with Meryl Streep; I would love to work with DeNiro; I would love to work with Johnny Depp; I'd love to work with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow... I think she's amazing.

I told my agents that I love Holly Hunter and Frances McDormand and all of these women that are good at doing comedies as well as dramas.

I've interviewed the president in the White House. I'd interviewed major newsmakers and Hollywood actors.

You'd be surprised how many movie stars still care about the work.

Natalie Portman is one of my favorites, and Jodie Foster. Those two are amazing actresses.

I'm from Los Angeles, and growing up here, I've always been enamored by Hollywood and the industry. It's just something I grew up with, and I loved it.

It's always great to be able to go to a premiere with the actors there.

There are a lot of good actresses out there.

If they made films in Palm Beach, actors and actresses would be much better dressed.

It must be hard interviewing actors.

I got to work with Dustin Hoffman on a film called 'Billy Bathgate.' I got to work with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn and Bob Zemeckis on 'Death Becomes Her.' There are still a few actors out there that I would like to work with.

I have never met a grateful performer in the movies.

I used to go over to Gene Kelly's house and play volleyball, and Paul Newman and Marlon Brando were always there. You kind of took it for granted because I was 20, 21, 22, and they were a bit older - well, Gene certainly was. But it was just part of daily living. They were in the same profession, and you didn't think that much about it.

Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about.

The real stars are not good actors or actresses. They're personalities.

I've been on 'Jay Leno,' and everyone likes Jay, but being on that show is a really boring afternoon. I sincerely like Jay, but I wouldn't want his job, because I'd have to interview Kathy Ireland, and there's nothing there I'd want to know.

I'm not in Hollywood because I'm good at math.

I met two of my movie heroes. I met Tom Hanks, and I met Steven Spielberg. Oh and Quentin Tarantino.