I said, God, the press and people, they just really hate me and I’m really trying. Geraldine Page said, Listen to this, Tab. If people don’t like you, that’s their bad taste. – Tab Hunter
I wasn’t an actor. They they take the externals. Here I was, a kid thrown into Hollywood with a brand-new name, starring in motion pictures. – Tab Hunter
I don’t care whether people like me or dislike me. I’m not on earth to win a popularity contest. I’m here to be the best human being I possibly can be. – Tab Hunter
I knew Jimmy Dean. He tested for ‘Battle Cry’. Paul Newman tested for ‘Battle Cry’. I did nine tests to finally get that role. – Tab Hunter
A lot has been written about Tony Perkins and myself and I figured, Let’s get it straight. I had a relationship with Tony for two to three years, but those are only threads in the tapestry of my whole life. – Tab Hunter
Hollywood cools, and when it cools you have to go to where the work is. I ran off to Italy to do spaghetti westerns. – Tab Hunter
All the things that happen to people in the industry today, the actors, what they have to put up with, all the people wanting to know every single moment of their lives – I think it’s really sad. – Tab Hunter
The people that really were important, that mattered, had a great foundation. I had no training. I had to learn while doing, and it was really difficult. – Tab Hunter
I learned denial from my mother. I just never confronted things and if anybody did, I just would go crazy. – Tab Hunter
