Reed reflects on directors:
"After (Curse of the) Werewolf I was asked to dine with directors. Then you knew you'd made it, because that's where Christopher (Lee) and Peter (Cushing) were."

"I like (Michael) Winner because he loves actors."

"Michael (Winner) gave me my money, and (Ken) Russell gave me my art. But Hammer gave me my technique."

When I worked with Ken (Russell) on Women in Love he was starting to go crazy. But in the days when we made TV movies about composers and writers, he was a sane, likable, television director. Now he's an insane, likable, film director.

Reed reflects on fellow actors:
"(Jack) Nicholson? As far as I'm concerned, he's a balding midget. He stands 5-foot-7 you know. He tries to play heavies and doesn't quite make it."

"My row with Shelley Winters was caused by her abominable lack of manners. She is getting old now--and I think she is quite crazy."

"I certainly have never been intimidated by a lday, but I respect Bette Davis because she's part of the birth of Hollywood. Awe and respect are two different things.

"She (Bette Davis) said that I went out every night and that I turned up on the set at six every morning with a terrible hangover. I am very surprised that Miss Davis can look into my head and see how I feel and tell whether or not I have a hangover. When she spoke to me she was always all smiles and sweetness. Obviously, it's a different story when my back is turned."

"...Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true. After all, how could we be feuding for years? I'd never heard of him until two weeks ago."

"She (Raquel Welch) is someone I can live without. We've got some love scenes together and I am dreading them! I cabled Richard Harris to see if he wanted to be my stand-in for those love scenes. With his toupee and her falsies they would be perfect for each other...She loathes me and I can't say she's one of my favorite people...Raquel has never forgiven me for preferring her hairdresser to her."

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