When Chaplin found a voice to say what was on his mind, he was like a child of eight writing lyrics for Beethoven’s Ninth.
“When Chaplin found a voice to say what was on his … Read More
I hate that word. It’s return–a return to the millions of people who’ve never forgiven me for deserting the screen.
“I hate that word. It’s return–a return to the millions of … Read More
I’m not happy. I’m not happy at all.
“I’m not happy. I’m not happy at all.” Billy Wilder
[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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Jerry: Oh, you don’t understand, Osgood! Ehhhh… I’m a man. Osgood: Well, nobody’s perfect.
“Jerry: Oh, you don’t understand, Osgood! Ehhhh… I’m a man. Osgood: … Read More
[on pop idol Donny Osmond] He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.
“[on pop idol Donny Osmond] He has Van Gogh’s ear for … Read More
Ever notice how these European trains always smell of eau de cologne and hard boiled eggs?
“Ever notice how these European trains always smell of eau de … Read More
The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. Every single person out there is an idiot, but collectively they’re a genius.
“The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. Every single person out … Read More
The forest of Compiegne. Look at it. Like a kind grandmother dozing in her rocking chair. Old trees practicing curtsies in the wind because they still think Louis XIV is king.
“The forest of Compiegne. Look at it. Like a kind grandmother … Read More
On Ernst Lubitsch: He could do more with a closed door than other directors could do with an open fly.
“On Ernst Lubitsch: He could do more with a closed door … Read More
You know, that stuff about pink elephants, that’s the bunk. It’s little animals. Little tiny turkeys in straw hats. Midget monkeys coming through the keyholes.
“You know, that stuff about pink elephants, that’s the bunk. It’s … Read More
God save me from myself.
“God save me from myself.” Billy Wilder
I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.
“I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.” Billy … Read More
A bad play folds and is forgotten, but in pictures we don’t bury our dead. When you think it’s out of your system, your daughter sees it on television and says, My father is an idiot.
“A bad play folds and is forgotten, but in pictures we … Read More
I met a lot of hard-boiled eggs in my life, but you – you’re twenty minutes.
“I met a lot of hard-boiled eggs in my life, but … Read More
I, you know, am all over the place — every category of pictures I have made, good, bad or indifferent. I could not make, like Hitchcock did, one Hitchcock picture after another. … I wanted to do a Hitchcock picture, so I did `Witness for the Prosecution,’ then I was bored with it, so I moved on.
“I, you know, am all over the place — every category … Read More
I don’t go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons.
“I don’t go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons.” Billy … Read More
Well, nobody’s perfect.
“Well, nobody’s perfect.” Billy Wilder
One’s too many and a hundred’s not enough.
“One’s too many and a hundred’s not enough.” Billy Wilder
My English is a mixture between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Archbishop Tutu.
“My English is a mixture between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Archbishop Tutu.” … Read More