#reminds me idk if i ever finished that you must remember this polly platt series

[sleepythug]

reading cinema speculation finally and in the first chapter quentin explains that steve mcqueen was the best of the late ‘60s movie stars because he picked the best projects however he wasn’t a big reader (relatable), he only read car magazines, so his wife neile adams would be the go-between reading the ten or so scripts his agent would sift through. neile would narrow it down to five, write a short premise for each of them, and present them to mcqueen -- so mcqueen owes some of his success to her, for reaching the heights he did, and her nudging him to do certain roles he was initially apprehensive. found this tidbit interesting because it fits into this grander picture of the better halves of hollywood players, being unsung, uncredited string pullers that really boosted their male partners from succumbing to mediocrity early on in their careers.