Well, nobody’s perfect.
BILLY WILDERFilm’s thought of as a director’s medium because the director creates the end product that appears on the screen. It’s that stupid auteur theory again, that the director is the author of the film. But what does the director shoot-the telephone book?
More Billy Wilder Quotes
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[on pop idol Donny Osmond] He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.
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Now, what is it which makes a scene interesting? If you see a man coming through a doorway, it means nothing. If you see him coming through a window – that is at once interesting.
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I have never met anyone as utterly mean as Marilyn Monroe. Nor as utterly fabulous on the screen, and that includes Garbo.
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[about the Hotel Marmont on Sunset Blvd., a piece of Hollywood history] I would rather sleep in a bathroom than in another hotel.
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We are on the track of something absolutely mediocre.
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Make subtlety obvious.
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Writers became much more important when sound came in, but they’ve had to put up a valiant fight to get the credit they deserve.
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I hate that word. It’s return–a return to the millions of people who’ve never forgiven me for deserting the screen.
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You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.
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I just made pictures I would’ve liked to see.
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I don’t go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons.
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Money makes even bastards legitimate.
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The only pictures worth making are the ones that are playing with fire.
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If you have a problem with the third act, the real problem is in the first act.
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She was an absolute genius as a comedic actress, with an extraordinary sense for comedic dialogue. It was a God-given gift.
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