Kim Novak
Kim Novak
Marilyn Pauline Novak, known professionally as Kim Novak, is an American retired film and television actress...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth13 February 1933
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
harry hollywood
I don't feel that I was a Hollywood-created star. Harry Cohn did not make me. But I also feel that I probably didn't make me, either. I think it was a combination. I think that's what made it work.
able hollywood aviation
I always felt Jimmy was trapped in Hollywood. He felt it himself. He loved aviation so much and he wanted to be able to do more of that. He somehow just got stuck here.
stars hollywood feels
I don't feel that I was a Hollywood-created star.
acting gratified interest touch
What I always try to do in my acting is to communicate with people, to touch them, so I am especially gratified by everyone's interest in Vertigo.
It means nothing if the movie doesn't get out there.
meant took
And I went through a lot of detours and I took a lot of roads and things so yes, that's all there, but it's not meant to be shocking or telltale.
best bring decided dressing heat mgm sound sudden time trailer
My first day at MGM they decided to bring this lion out, male, and it was not the best time for him to see me. All of a sudden he thought I was in heat and this lion went into the dressing room, which was just a trailer on the sound stage, and went crazy.
night people matter
I tried so hard with movies like Vertigo and Middle of the Night and others. I felt those would show me that it's only a matter of time before I'd find the right one to reach out and touch people.
names matter wells
Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.
sex thinking expectations
I think it will be helpful to people because I know the expectations that are put on you as a sex symbol, and how Marilyn Monroe suffered and so on, and I was able to get free of that.
names office feelings
The first time I was in his office was when they called me in to tell me they had changed my name. I had a feeling that if I'd gone along with the name they'd chosen, I'd never be seen again. I'd be swallowed up by that name, because it was a false name: Kit Marlowe.
two three scene
We only did probably two, three takes on every scene we did, at the most.
thinking answers way
For every answer, I like to bring up a question. Maybe I'm related to Alfred Hitchcock or maybe I got to know him too well, but I think life should be that way.
thinking combination made
Harry Cohn did not make me. But I also feel that I probably didn't make me, either. I think it was a combination. I think that's what made it work.