Great Hat Quotations

[Visigoth]

Mickey Spillane died today: RIP. Found this gem in the LA Times:

Spillane's success spawned a Mike Hammer radio show, a cartoon strip (written by Spillane) and three TV series, one starring Darren McGavin in the late 1950s and two starring Stacy Keach in the '80s and '90s.

"Shortly after being cast in the role," Keach said Monday in a statement, "I had the great pleasure of speaking with Mickey on the phone prior to the filming of 'Murder Me, Murder You,' and I asked him for whatever advice he might have, to which he replied: 'Just wear the hat, kid. Don't do it without the hat.' "

 

[Benny Holiday]

Says it all

I couldn't imagine Hammer without the lid.

 

[magneto]

That's a good one!

Here's one: "It is impossible for a hatless woman to be chic." (Emily Post, 1959)