William Holden

Regular people: I love William Holden in so many things like Sabrina and in Paris When it Sizzles.

William Holden as Bernie Dodd

Southern California - “This is the part of a library of one of our universities. On these shelves are records of men’s experiences, expressions of their ideas, and the creations of their imagination. This is what we think of as literature. But we have a companion to the printed word: the motion picture. Just as a book can bring to the imaginative reader a broadening of his own limited experience, so can a film. The reader becomes a student of literature to increase his enjoyment from these books. The viewer can also increase his enjoyment of films studying some of the artistic effort that goes into the creation of a motion picture.”

Remembering the great William Holden

April 17, 1918 ~ November 12, 1981

Happy Birthday, William Holden! 

April 17, 1918 - November 12, 1981 ∞

“Wildlife is an echo of our own beginnings.” - William Holden

“He became the quintessential American hero, humanized. […] He was someone who I think we felt could have been in our home: our father, our lover, involved with us. […] He took this kind of heroic quality and made it accessible.” - Susan Strasberg

“I’m a pretty fair interpreter of a certain kind of contemporary character. I’m not a classic actor, dealing in tragedy. Most actors have a specific corridor, and within the limits of that corridor they travel the course of their career.”  - William Holden