Souls for Sale (1923)

Richard Dix: Frank Claymore

Quotes 

• Frank Claymore : Comedy is 10 times as hard as tragedy and must be played more earnestly.

• Frank Claymore : Don't try to act funny. Just *feel* funny. The camera photographs exactly what you are thinking of.

• Frank Claymore : If you could only cry like this for the screen! The public pays a higher price for tears than for smiles.

• Frank Claymore : I'll make an actress of you if I have to break your heart and every bone in your body.

• Frank Claymore : I can't offer you much except hard work and the privilege of being torn to pieces by the critics. But I'll build your soul to its height--and sell it for you to the world, if you'll let me.

  Remember 'Mem' Steddon : I'm proud to have you love me, but you mustn't--you mustn't.

• Frank Claymore : The thing to do is to *feel* the emotion. And, for Heaven's sake don't make faces.

• Frank Claymore : I'm a little nervous about coming into your nice little prison. According to some people you ought to keep us here.

• Owen Scudder : Well, what are you going to do with me?

  Frank Claymore : Turn you over to the police.

  Remember 'Mem' Steddon : No--no--think of the publicity--the newspapers! You said yourself that scandal was fatal to an actress!

  Frank Claymore : You don't want me to turn this thug loose?

• Frank Claymore : Keep grinding till it gets too hot for the cameras.

• Frank Claymore : Mem, darling, but can you play one more scene?

  Remember 'Mem' Steddon : Anything--anything--you want me to.

• Frank Claymore : Holby, I'd be much obliged if you'd leave that nice little girl alone.

  Tom Holby : What's it to you?

  Frank Claymore : None of your damned business.

• Frank Claymore : When an actor gets into trouble, they blame the screen. A scandal is fatal to any one in the moving pictures.