Shakespeare References in Quotable Hollywood

George Sullivan’s book of quotations related to the film business, Quotable Hollywood: The Lowdown From America’s Film Capital, contains a couple of Shakespeare references. The first is a chapter title, “What’s In A Name?” (p. 37), which of course is a reference to Juliet’s line in Romeo And Juliet. Juliet says: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet.” The second reference comes in a quoted line from Walter Matthau, speaking about Barbra Streisand: “I’d love to work with her again, in something appropriate. Perhaps Macbeth” (p. 78).

Quotable Hollywood: The Lowdown From America’s Film Capital was published in 2001.