“Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words.”
“No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.”
“I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.”
“Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing?”
“Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.”
“Spare no expense to save money on this one.”
“I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.”
“A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.”
“Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.”
“This music won't do. There's not enough sarcasm in it.”
“Please write music like Wagner, only louder.”
“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.”
“From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you.”
“I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.”
“I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.”
“Don't worry about the war. It's all over but the shooting.”
“The harder I work, the luckier I get.”