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Actors are often inspired while playing by the very spirit who impressed the part upon the writer. When the actor is really mediumistic, as all great actors are whether they know it or not, the spirit may actually play the part through him.

— Natacha Rambova Rudolph Valentino: A Wife's Memories of an Icon (2009)

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I'll confess it is rather fun being courted by your own husband.

Photoplay: "Wedded and Parted (1922)

Fame is like a giant X-Ray. Once you are exposed beneath it, the very beatings of your heart are shown to a gaping world.

Photoplay: "Wedded and Parted (1922)

I shall always love the Mexican people for what the happiness they gave us that day. There was nothing that was too much for them to do.

Rudolph Valentino: A Wife's Memories of an Icon (2009)

All women love the man who appeals to their maternity. Rudy does that instinctively and it is devastating in its effects on feminine resistance.

Photoplay: "Wedded and Parted (1922)

The figure in fur advanced and shook hands. At least his handshake was firm. Might I add, a little too firm for comfort.

Rudolph Valentino: A Wife's Memories of an Icon (2009)

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