She sure registered on that screen. The minute the camera turned on her she became this incredible creature, and she was absolutely dazzling. She was-there’s no question about that. During our scenes she’d look at my forehead instead of my eyes. At the end of a take, she’d look to her coach for approval. If the headshake was no, she’d insist on another take. A scene often went to fifteen or more takes. Despite this I couldn’t dislike Marilyn. She had no meanness in her- no bitchery. She just had to concentrate on herself and the people who were there only for her… Fifty years on, we’re still watching her movies and talking about her. That’s not a dumb woman- trust me.
-Lauren Bacall
meganmcisaac:
after having the rug pulled out from underneath me multiple times this past week, i felt the need to read some quotes and see some photographs of some of the women i find to be incredibly inspiring (and i thought it might be nice to share them with you.)
edit: kate reminded me that nancy wake needs to be here too. oh the list could go on and on and on...
