"Hollywood is a lovely place to get knifed in. Today's stars are deadheads compared to the Doug Fairbanks, Errol Flynns, and Clark Gables of my day. Whatever happened to the strong leading man with no hang-ups? And today's child stars? I don't see the ability of any of these kids to carry a picture by themselves... I think their ability lasts as long as a commercial; on, off, hey, wasn't he cute?"

(Jackie Coogan, nome d'arte di John Leslie Coogan, attore, ex-bambino prodigio del cinema muto; Los Angeles, 26 ottobre 1914 – Santa Monica, 1º marzo 1984)