Sunset Boulevard

"Memory is a narcissist's best friend."

"There is no greater love than the love of the camera."

"I gave everything to the pictures. The pictures gave me nothing in return."

"The past never dies; it only waits for the moment to return."

"She was nothing until I found her, molded her, made her a star."

"Every scene, every gesture—I orchestrated them all like a symphony."

"In my day, we knew how to make pictures that meant something."

"The world has forgotten me, but I have not forgotten the world."

"Without me, there would be no pictures on the screen."

"I am not a woman anymore, I am an institution."

"In this place, your worth is measured in dollars and screen time. I had neither."

"I've become expert at lying - to others, to myself, to her."

"The real tragedy isn't failure - it's success that comes too late or not at all."

"I'm floating here, waiting for someone to tell me what to do next."

"She gave me everything except what I really needed - a way out."

"I understand now why people disappear in this town. Sometimes it's the only honest thing to do."

"The past is something you carry here, getting heavier every day."

"I'm not even a failed writer anymore - I'm just a failed man."

"Betrayal here comes with a smile and a contract."

"I've learned that hope is a luxury I can no longer afford."

"The death of your dreams is so quiet, you almost miss it."

"I became what I despised because I was too weak to become what I admired."

"Love is just another commodity in this town - it has a price tag like everything else."

"I'm not a victim here. That's what I keep telling myself, anyway."

"The truth will set you free, but in Hollywood, the truth just gets you fired."

"I've written so many stories for other people, I've forgotten how to write my own."

"She wanted a beautiful thing to own. I was broken from the start."

"I'm grateful for nothing and ashamed of everything. That's the Hollywood way."

"The studio system is designed to crush individualists and reward the compliant."

"I had a shot. I missed it. Now I'm just a cautionary tale."