“Occasionally, on screen, Barbara [Stanwyck] had a wary, watchful quality about her that I've noticed in other people who had bad childhoods; they tend to keep an eye on life because they don't think it can be trusted. After her mother was killed by a streetcar, she had been raised in Brooklyn by her sisters, and from things she said, I believe she had been abused as a child. She had lived an entirely different life than mine, that's for sure, which is one reason I found her so fascinating. I think her early life was one reason she had such authenticity as an actress, and as a person.” PeopleThinkingBelieveChildrenPersonsSaidDifferentReasonEyeMotherFoundI BelieveQualityChildhoodMinesRaisedActressesScreensAuthenticityFascinatingTrustedBrooklynBarbaraDifferent LifeEarly Life Author:Robert Wagner
“Hollywood parties not only confuse me, but they often disillusion me. The disillusion comes when I meet a movie star I’ve been admiring since childhood. I always thought that movie stars were exciting and talented people full of special personality. Meeting one of them at a party I discover usually that he (or she) is colorless and even frightened. I’ve often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people.” PeopleLittlesTurnsStarsHoursPartyChildhoodSpecialListeningPersonalityHollywoodExcitingMeetingsSilentDullFrightenedIdolsMovie StarAdmiringDisillusionColorless Book:My Story Source: My Story