You can really call Irene Dunne 'The First Lady of Hollywood', because she's the first real lady Hollywood has ever seen.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
As the 1960s began, a new breed of Hollywood leading lady was emerging. She was elegant, international, and wonderfully comedic.
The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.
Marilyn Monroe Productions was the first female-owned production company in Hollywood. She paved the way for women in Hollywood, and every single woman owes something to her for that, whether they agree with her image or not.
I suppose they call me a woman's director because there were all these movie queens in the old days, and I directed most of them. But I also directed Jack Barrymore and Ronald Colman and James Stewart, to name a few.
Christopher Lloyd was actually the first person - or certainly one of the first few - who ever spoke to me on film.
I've had some great times with actresses, but that's in a movie.
I know it's popular to say this because she's the woman of the moment, but Halle Berry. Not only does she have obvious audience appeal and star quality, but she's a damn good actress too.
Anybody can say she's an actress. It's another thing to get a job.
Joan Crawford is a movie queen. I had never met one before. I know now what I don't want to be.
The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself.