Lauren Bacall Quotes

My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him.

I used to play hooky from school so I could watch cooking shows.

They say never meet your heroes. But the addendum to that is 'unless they're Harrison Ford.'

I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket.

If you're a fan of Shirley MacLaine just like I am, I'd kinda go anywhere to work with her.

I must admit that I was in total awe of Stewart Granger. He was my idol.

I love Audrey Hepburn.

I was born in Paris in the mid-1960s, and by the time I was 12 I had started going to the movies by myself. Most of the movies of that period never appealed to me. I didn't like the 'naturalism,' the sad or the 'down-to-earth' characters. What I wanted from film was fantasy, dreams, funny situations, extravagant decor - and beautiful women.

I was such a big Dustin Hoffman fan when I was young.

I would play hooky from school and spend all day in the movie theaters. Consequently, I learned satire in all its subtle forms.

Steve McQueen is my style hero. He's just cool, isn't he?

I've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me.

As a kid, I was obsessed with Meryl Streep, and I still am.

Jessica Lange was my biggest crush when I was a kid.

I've always wanted to work with Sean Connery - there's something about his style, and his calm, cool demeanor that I find intriguing.

I was always in love with Judy Garland, and when I was growing up, I fell in love with Leonardo DiCaprio, of course.

When I was young, I ran to see Astaire and Rogers, Huston, Lubitsch - they were formative for me. I also read 'Flash Gordon' when I was 6, but if I were still reading it when I was 16, I'd have been an imbecile.

I do get starstruck working with Bruce because even though he is such a nice guy he's a real movie star. I grew up watching his movies it is just really hard to get used to just being around Bruce Willis. I mean, he's Bruce Willis!

Men are idolaters, and want something to look at and kiss and hug, or throw themselves down before; they always did, they always will; and if you don't make it of wood, you must make it of words.

Kings are the peoples Idols, creatures of their own making

Like all children, I spent a lot of time looking for idols.

I idolized my father, especially as a young boy. He was bigger than life. He commanded the room.

Films were really my church. As a young kid, it was movies and books; it was nothing remarkable, really, just that is where I felt soothed, that is where I felt most myself... safest.

I grew up being absolutely in love with Tom Hanks. I remember, all the kids had Brad Pitt plastered all over their textbooks, and then I had Tom Hanks plastered over mine.

When my stepmother had my sister, Katharine Hepburn dropped by to say hello. She came with George Cukor, who wasn't a star, but he was a famous director. He was also my grandmother's best friend, so I knew him well as a kid. But when George showed up with Katharine Hepburn, I was utterly star struck.