If you have a problem with the third act, the real problem is in the first act.
BILLY WILDERMoney makes even bastards legitimate.
More Billy Wilder Quotes
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Eighty percent of a picture is writing, the other twenty percent is the execution, such as having the camera on the right spot and being able to afford to have good actors in all parts.
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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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After so many drive-in waitresses becoming movie stars, there has been this real drought, when along come class; somebody who actually went to school, can spell, maybe even plays the piano.
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If you’re going to tell people the truth, be funny or they’ll kill you.
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I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut.
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We’re making a picture for middle-class people, the people that you see on the subway, or the people that you see in a restaurant. Just normal people.
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France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can’t tear the toilet paper.
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My Aunt Minnie would always be punctual and never hold up production, but who would pay to see my Aunt Minnie?
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I just made pictures I would’ve liked to see.
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I just always think, ‘Do I like it?’ And if I like it, maybe other people will come and like it too.
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The best director is the one you don’t see.
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We are on the track of something absolutely mediocre.
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Well, nobody’s perfect.
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You’re as good as the best thing you’ve ever done.
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Ah, Marilyn, Hollywood’s Joan of Arc, our Ultimate Sacrificial Lamb. Well, let me tell you, she was mean, terribly mean. The meanest woman I have ever known in this town.
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