The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-24

person, if he Is & click he is wor- shipped. But fine human being who is flop is avoided like Q cis- ease The reason so many peo- pie there wind up broke is that they have lived beyond their incomes to keep up a front Actors who hate swimming will waste money on pools, just because it's smart.
 Sinful parties are practically non- existent-simply because competi- ton is so tough you always have to be on your toes and not under the table You can judge the power of man by the amount of StoogeS that follow him around :. So many unimportant people sud- denly become famous-a biz head IS no novelty. Keeping your head and your friends is the toughest job If a marriage breaks up no one is surprised. But if there Is a happy marriage everybody talks about 1t as if it's @ rumorl 1. Nice people don't last long, because they can't find people who will be nice to them You may be sur- prised to read that Hollywoodites elope to Yuma or some other place. You may wonder why. Well, be- cause a nice quiet marriage won't grab as much newspaper space as an elopement.
 Although most newcomers in Hollywood know the odds are all against them ever clicking, or even making a living they all beleive that they're the exception to the rule .. When producers say they're working hard, they mean they're taking two hours for lureh, instead of three The people who have the jobs that offer the best chance Of security are not those who go In for glamor or fame = but the technicians The scrapbook means nothing except write-ups .. Young sters always think about becoming famous overnight, but forget that you can also become a has-been in one bad picture |. Everybody wor- ries, because their positions are so insecure, and years of hearthreak- ing work can tumble down with one flop-or one mistake in public re- lations :. Actors talk about them selves, because it's better than lis- tening to others talk about them- selves.
 Everybody likes a secret. It gives them something to talk about |. Everybody tries to be unusual. They feel 1t attracts attention. And there's only one thing an actor likes more than to attract attention-that's to attract a lot of attention A freak is 8 person who behaves normally Many an inporant man got that way by talking about his own importance until people believed him Stealing stories and ideas is one of the accepted customs. A guy who gets away with 1t is con- sidered smart, but a guy who in sists on being original is hailed as sap Everybody talks big, but very few ever get around to do- ~AA9 6AS SAAA6S'
 A Hollywood intellectual is one who knows the difference between Shakespeare and Tony Galento {. Big shots surround themselves with all kinds of luxuries in order to be happy, but few know the luxury of happiness because their high tensioned jobs don't let them relax Everybody thinks movie-mak- ing is glamorous, except those doing the movie-making-who consider 1t tough job All the highest paid brains haven't done as much for the celluloidS as a sweater and pair of sheer stockings and the right gals to fill them.
 Hollywood is an amazing little fairyland full of devils. An er- mine-lined Hell. It is as colossal as 1t says it is; and 1t is as petty as its detractors claim. It's a star spangled ride to Paradise. The castles that dreamers are always building in the air.