Virginia Mayo

Quotes About Client

  • "Virginia Mayo is tangible proof of the existence of God."
    - Sultan of Morocco in a letter to Warner Brothers' executives
  • "Virginia, you should get an Oscar for your work in that movie."
    - John Houston referring to Virginia's role in The Best Years of Our Lives

Quotes By Client

  • "I just put my head down and did the work. All I ever wanted in my life was to do the work."
    - From Mayo's Book: Virginia Mayo: The Best Years of My Life
  • "You know, I really do want to say here that - at least back then - if you were pretty, and especially if you were pretty and blonde, you were automatically labeled stupid. Not very bright. Makes me so angry! I've known an awful lot of very smart, very bright, very beautiful blonde women. And folks, I happen to be one of them."
    -From Mayo's Book: Virginia Mayo: The Best Years of My Life
  • "I mean I do enjoy films, but the things that go over a viewer's head don’t go over mine because I know the tricks. And I can always tell when things are being faked a bit too much."
    - From Mayo's Book: Virginia Mayo: The Best Years of My Life
  • "People who say money isn't everything are crazy. It is everything. Without it you can't own a car, can’t get medical help, have a roof over your head, have clothes to wear or anything to eat, unless you spend your life going around to soup kitchens."
    - From Mayo's Book: Virginia Mayo: The Best Years of My Life

Personal Quotes BY IMPD:

  • [on Jack Palance] I must say Jack Palance was a drag. We were together in "The Silver Chalice." The way he did his work was strange. He was a weird actor and I didn't like working with him at all.
  • [on Doris Day] I loved working with her. We used to call her Miss Sparkle Plenty because she was so vivacious.
  • [on James Cagney] Jimmy Cagney was the most dynamic man who ever appeared on the screen. He should have won five Oscars, he was so fabulous. He stimulated me to such an extent. I must say that I didn't have to act very much; I just had to react to him because he was so powerful.
  • [on Alan Ladd] And I worked with Alan Ladd, who along with Gregory Peck was my favorite leading man. He was a beautiful man, charming and gentle, and I think of all my leading men he worked best with me.