"I just thought of an actor that'd lóók like a senator: Claude Rains." - bron: David J. Skal, Jessica Rains, Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice p. 67
"Not only could that distinguished British actor add grace and luster to any nation's Upper House; he had the artistry, power and depth to play the soul-tortured idealist whose feet had turned to clay." - bron: David J. Skal, Jessica Rains, Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice p. 67
"The first thing we did in our Capital City was to go rubbernecking in a sightseeing bus. We wanted to see Washington just as our dewy-eyed freshman Senator from Montana would see it..." - bron: Turner Classic Movies
"We must make the film if only to hear a boy read Lincoln to his grandpa." - bron: Turner Classic Movies
"the generally unflattering portrayal of our system of Government, which might well lead to such a picture being considered, both here, and more particularly abroad, as a covert attack on the Democratic form of government." - bron: Turner Classic Movies
"the Senate is made up of a group of fine, upstanding citizens, who labor long and tirelessly for the best interests of the nation..." - bron: Turner Classic Movies
"I knew he would make a hell of a Mr. Smith," he said. "He looked like the country kid, the idealist. It was very close to him." - bron: Turner Classic Movies