Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

64 Quotes

Let's have some new cliches.

From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you.

Spare no expense to save money on this one.

I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.

People always say to me, 'It must have been wonderful coming from old Hollywood, with all those movie stars,' but I never knew anyone. I didn't even know who Charlie Chaplin was. My parents really kept me away from it all.

Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.

I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them at least five years.

If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them.

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.

That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg.

Too caustic? To hell with the costs, we'll make the picture anyway.

I seriously object to seeing on the screen what belongs in the bedroom.

I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.

If Roosevelt were alive today, he'd turn over in his grave.

Please write music like Wagner, only louder.

Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing?

We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.

I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.

The harder I work, the luckier I get.

I left home at 15 because Hollywood isn't the best place to grow up.

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