Daily Staff Writer

* 30 years ago:

Filming began on Bonnie and Clyde, a trend-setting film about the unlikely heroes of 1930s bank-robbing team. The movie starred Warren Beatty, who produced the film, and newcomer Faye Dunaway. It was Gene Wilder’s first film.

* Spoken 10 years ago:

”I got a bit obsessive; I became a bit anorexic, I suppose. I was nervous because I had a very, very big part and, to tell you the truth, I didn’t know if I could do it.” — Actor Gary Oldman, who lost 28 pounds while filming ”Sid and Nancy.” Oldman starred as doomed punk rocker Sid Vicious, The Sex Pistols’ deceased bass guitarist. The R-rated film looked at the bizarre, self-destructive and curiously compelling relationship between Vicious and American groupie Nancy Spungen.

* Spoken five years ago:

”The music is going to have to take some turns. And we’re also going to have to construct new enthusiasm for ourselves because we’re getting a little burned out.” — Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, saying it was time for the band to take a break from touring.