June. June Mathis. No, no one else, ever. She gave me my start. She first, of all people, believed in me. Rudolph Valentino believegivejune Change image and share on social
The part I like best was my role in 'Blood and Sand.' If I had died, I would have liked to be remembered as an actor by that role - I think it my greatest. Rudolph Valentino actorblooddie Change image and share on social
Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen. I am merely the canvas on which women paint their dreams. Rudolph Valentino canvasdreamlove Change image and share on social
I used to go to the stables and fool with the mules. My mother lived in constant fear that I might be brought home with a hoof print on my stomach. Rudolph Valentino bringconstantfear Change image and share on social
The loneliest ebb of my life came on that Christmas eve, only one day after my arrival in New York. The abyss of loneliness. I ate a solitary dinner in a small cafe, and the very food tasted bitter with my unshed tears. One doesn't dare cry in America. It is unmanly here. Rudolph Valentino abyssamericaarrival share on social
A man should control his life. Mine is controlling me. Rudolph Valentino controllifeman Change image and share on social
I became to myself an imaginary figure of great excellence, daring and glamor. Rudolph Valentino dareexcellencefigure Change image and share on social
An American may speak love with his lips; the Italian must say it with his eyes. Rudolph Valentino americaneyeitalian Change image and share on social
I am begining to look more and more like my miserable imitators. Rudolph Valentino beginingimitatormiserable Change image and share on social
If the Italian is the most passionate lover in the world, it may be because he is the most restrained. Rigid convention denies him all contact with the lovelier girls, who never are free from chaperons. Rudolph Valentino chaperoncontactconvention share on social
