Mark Rozzo > Quotes

“The rest of the shoot proceeded in more or less the same fashion. Terry Southern and Gail Gerber, who had flown in from New York, were aghast. Even for Terry, an avowed fan of madness, it was too much. He asked Peter, 'What would Dad-Dad think?'—meaning Henry Fonda. To Dennis, whenever he got particularly out of control, he'd say 'Jimmy wouldn't like that'—meaning James Dean. If Terry Southern is the only adult in the room, it probably means you're beyond hope. Worn down by all the chaos, Terry finally told Dennis, 'That cacophony of your verbiage is driving me insane.' He decided that being on set with Dennis wasn't for him.”
― Mark Rozzo, Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles

“Brooke found her former husband, now seventy-three and with only a few months to live, in bed. He sat up the moment Brooke entered and began apologizing for everything he had put her through. 'It's okay,' she assured him as she drew near.
HE: Brooke, do you still love me?
SHE: Yes, Dennis, of course.
HE: You're the only woman I ever loved.”
― Mark Rozzo, Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles

“Despite the beginnings of second-wave feminism and the feeling of enlightenment in the air, the sexual revolution was tinged with misogyny and violence. It was the dark side of the macho renegade coursing through the era, the energy that had a hand in squashing Brooke's career. 'There was tremendous misogyny,' Jane Fonda said. '"Sexual liberation" and "free love" meant that women were meant to please men. It was the dudes that ruled.”
― Mark Rozzo, Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles