- Everybody I talk to is looking for a hero. They say, "If only we had Hoppy again," or somebody like that. The children don't have role models. Who do we have?
- I made a point of being in the background. As far as the kids were concerned, Hoppy was Hoppy. He didn't have a wife or family. When the young ones would ask, "Who are You?," I'd say, "I'm Hoppy's mommy."
- [speaking of her contract release from Paramount in 1935] To be honest I think they were sick of seeing me about the lot. I didn't want to leave the studio, not because of my film career, but because William Boyd was there and a big star. Just the thought of him made me lose all composure.
- [speaking in reference to William Boyd] The marriage was not always easy. I used to have to fight the women off with a club. They'd be crawling under the bed in hotels because he really was a very handsome man. His eyes were that light, piercing china blue - with black eyebrows and platinum-colored hair.
- [Speaking about William Boyd] He was absolutely charismatic, everything went together - his face, his eyes, his body, his voice...he was just Hoppy.
- [speaking in reference to William Boyd] I fell in love with him and wrote his name on all my school books - Bill Boyd, Will, My Boy Billy and so on. How could I ever have dreamed that he would one day become my husband?
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