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Billy Wilder Quotes

SHOOT A FEW SCENES OUT OF FOCUS. I WANT TO WIN THE FOREIGN FILM AWARD Picture Quote #1

I don’t go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons Picture Quote #1

Well, nobody’s perfect Picture Quote #1

He has Van Gogh’s ear for music Picture Quote #1

I knew Billy Wilder socially and would have loved to work with him Picture Quote #1

I am big. It’s the pictures that got small Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Billy Wilder is really is a heavy influence on Bound. We felt that film noir was a genre where you could create a really contained story. We wanted to be on a set as much as we could to get the kind of style level we were looking for Picture Quote #1

An audience is never wrong. An individual member of it may be an imbecile, but a thousand imbeciles together in the dark - that is critical genius Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The Austrians are brilliant people. They made the world believe that Hitler was a German and Beethoven an Austrian Picture Quote #1

They’ve tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it won’t work. She was an original Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

As far as directors, I’m a big fan of any kind of Billy Wilder stuff. Anything he does Picture Quote #1

Jerry: Oh, you don’t understand, Osgood! Ehhhh... I’m a man. Osgood: Well, nobody’s perfect Picture Quote #1

One of my favourite movies is Billy Wilder’s ‘The Apartment.’ It’s shot in super wide screen, and it’s beautiful Picture Quote #1

I’m not going to have a perfect career. It’s better to be Billy Wilder and make lots of movies and have five or six great ones than to make so few movies that when you make a bad one it crushes you Picture Quote #1

I’m not happy. I’m not happy at all Picture Quote #1

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I had one life. And what did I do? Wasted it in some palooka preliminaries in Spain, just before Hitler and Chamberlain warm up for the main event Picture Quote #1

I hate that word. It’s return--a return to the millions of people who’ve never forgiven me for deserting the screen Picture Quote #1

I’m delighted with it, because it used to be that films were the lowest form of art. Now we’ve got something to look down on Picture Quote #1

If there’s anything I hate more than not being taken seriously, it’s being taken too seriously Picture Quote #1

I know that this sounds grand, but I don’t try to compete with other people. I like to think there’s enough pie for everyone. The kind of people I’m competing with are my heroes - Woody Allen, Billy Wilder - who I know I’m going to fall short of Picture Quote #1

First off, I love Woody Allen. His early movies, like ‘Hannah and Her Sisters,’ are incredible. I also love anything by Billy Wilder, Ron Howard and John Hughes. I really grew up on the Hughes films, which are the ones I go back and watch all the time, just to see how they were put together Picture Quote #1

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The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. Every single person out there is an idiot, but collectively they’re a genius Picture Quote #1

If you don’t like what you’re doing, it’s unlikely anyone else will either, so be sure you are happy with your own work first Picture Quote #1

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you Picture Quote #1

I just made pictures I would’ve liked to see Picture Quote #1

You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning Picture Quote #1

I am big. It’s the pictures that got small Picture Quote #1

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SHOOT A FEW SCENES OUT OF FOCUS. I WANT TO WIN THE FOREIGN FILM AWARD (Billy Wilder Quotes) I don’t go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons. (Billy Wilder Quotes) Well, nobody’s perfect (Billy Wilder Quotes) He has Van Gogh’s ear for music (Billy Wilder Quotes) I knew Billy Wilder socially and would have loved to work with him (Billy Wilder Quotes) I am big. It’s the pictures that got small. (Billy Wilder Quotes) 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 (Billy Wilder Quotes) Billy Wilder is really is a heavy influence on Bound. We felt that film noir was a genre where you could create a really contained story. We wanted to be on a set as much as we could to get the kind of style level we were looking for (Billy Wilder Quotes) An audience is never wrong. An individual member of it may be an imbecile, but a thousand imbeciles together in the dark - that is critical genius (Billy Wilder Quotes) 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 (Billy Wilder Quotes) The Austrians are brilliant people. They made the world believe that Hitler was a German and Beethoven an Austrian (Billy Wilder Quotes) They’ve tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it won’t work. She was an original (Billy Wilder Quotes) 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 (Billy Wilder Quotes) As far as directors, I’m a big fan of any kind of Billy Wilder stuff. Anything he does (Billy Wilder Quotes) Jerry: Oh, you don’t understand, Osgood! Ehhhh... I’m a man. Osgood: Well, nobody’s perfect (Billy Wilder Quotes) One of my favourite movies is Billy Wilder’s ‘The Apartment.’ It’s shot in super wide screen, and it’s beautiful (Billy Wilder Quotes) I’m not going to have a perfect career. It’s better to be Billy Wilder and make lots of movies and have five or six great ones than to make so few movies that when you make a bad one it crushes you (Billy Wilder Quotes) I’m not happy. I’m not happy at all (Billy Wilder Quotes) I had one life. And what did I do? Wasted it in some palooka preliminaries in Spain, just before Hitler and Chamberlain warm up for the main event (Billy Wilder Quotes) I hate that word. It’s return--a return to the millions of people who’ve never forgiven me for deserting the screen (Billy Wilder Quotes) I’m delighted with it, because it used to be that films were the lowest form of art. Now we’ve got something to look down on. (Billy Wilder Quotes) If there’s anything I hate more than not being taken seriously, it’s being taken too seriously. (Billy Wilder Quotes) I know that this sounds grand, but I don’t try to compete with other people. I like to think there’s enough pie for everyone. The kind of people I’m competing with are my heroes - Woody Allen, Billy Wilder - who I know I’m going to fall short of. (Billy Wilder Quotes) First off, I love Woody Allen. His early movies, like ‘Hannah and Her Sisters,’ are incredible. I also love anything by Billy Wilder, Ron Howard and John Hughes. I really grew up on the Hughes films, which are the ones I go back and watch all the time, just to see how they were put together. (Billy Wilder Quotes) The ultimate trick is to convince, persuade. Every single person out there is an idiot, but collectively they’re a genius. (Billy Wilder Quotes) If you don’t like what you’re doing, it’s unlikely anyone else will either, so be sure you are happy with your own work first. (Billy Wilder Quotes) If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you (Billy Wilder Quotes) I just made pictures I would’ve liked to see (Billy Wilder Quotes) You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning (Billy Wilder Quotes) I am big. It’s the pictures that got small (Billy Wilder Quotes)

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