“Another thing I recall was falling in love with Shirley Temple when I was nine or ten.”
Clint Walker
“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.”
Shirley Temple
“They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.”
Tallulah Bankhead
“Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story”
Walt Disney
“When someone comes to you and tells you she and her kids are alive because Shirley was in their school, it's indescribable. She takes her job very personally; it never shuts off with her.”
Cheryl Anderson
“When you're dealing with someone like Shirley, it's a little insulting to ask her to come in for a meeting. But I wanted to meet her first and talk to her about the character, because there was a very big 'if' on it for me. Shirley is such a powerful presence, personality and talent, and she has used that power effectively over a long and rich career. But I wanted to know she would be able to put a damper on all of that and go to a very quiet place to play this character who is literally hiding from life, who has put a lid on everything because of her guilt, her fear and her unresolved issues. If Shirley could go to that kind of a place, and then blossom as her character's life broadens, I thought it would be very exciting.”
Curtis Hanson
“Laverne and Shirley.”
Garry Marshall
