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Billy Wilder Quotes

A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard Picture Quote #1

I would rather sleep in a bathroom than in another hotel Picture Quote #1

One’s too many and a hundred’s not enough Picture Quote #1

The best director is the one you don’t see Picture Quote #1

What critics call dirty in our pictures, they call lusty in foreign films Picture Quote #1

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

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Money makes even bastards legitimate Picture Quote #1

You’re as good as the best thing you’ve ever done Picture Quote #1

The only pictures worth making are the ones that are playing with fire Picture Quote #1

God save me from myself Picture Quote #1

Develop a clean line of action for your leading character Picture Quote #1

I’d worship the ground you walked on if only you walked in a better neighborhood Picture Quote #1

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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

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's Picture Quote #1

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

It was a hot afternoon and I can still remember the smell of honeysuckle all along the street. How can I have known that murder can sometimes smell like honeysuckle? Picture Quote #1

An actor entering through the door, you’ve got nothing. But if he enters through the window, you’ve got a situation Picture Quote #1

Don’t be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also Picture Quote #1

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France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can’t tear the toilet paper Picture Quote #1

I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you’re twenty minutes Picture Quote #1

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

France is the country where the money falls apart and you can’t tear the toilet paper Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

If you’re going to tell people the truth, make them laugh, or they’ll kill you Picture Quote #1

The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer Picture Quote #1

France is a country where the money falls apart in your hands and you can’t tear the toilet paper 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 have a problem with the third act, the real problem is in the first act Picture Quote #1

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A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard (Billy Wilder Quotes) I would rather sleep in a bathroom than in another hotel (Billy Wilder Quotes) One’s too many and a hundred’s not enough (Billy Wilder Quotes) The best director is the one you don’t see (Billy Wilder Quotes) What critics call dirty in our pictures, they call lusty in foreign films (Billy Wilder Quotes) I don’t go to church. Kneeling bags my nylons (Billy Wilder Quotes) Money makes even bastards legitimate (Billy Wilder Quotes) You’re as good as the best thing you’ve ever done (Billy Wilder Quotes) The only pictures worth making are the ones that are playing with fire (Billy Wilder Quotes) God save me from myself (Billy Wilder Quotes) Develop a clean line of action for your leading character (Billy Wilder Quotes) I’d worship the ground you walked on if only you walked in a better neighborhood (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) Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's (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) It was a hot afternoon and I can still remember the smell of honeysuckle all along the street. How can I have known that murder can sometimes smell like honeysuckle? (Billy Wilder Quotes) An actor entering through the door, you’ve got nothing. But if he enters through the window, you’ve got a situation (Billy Wilder Quotes) Don’t be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also (Billy Wilder Quotes) France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can’t tear the toilet paper (Billy Wilder Quotes) I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut (Billy Wilder Quotes) 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 (Billy Wilder Quotes) I’ve met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you’re twenty minutes (Billy Wilder Quotes) If there’s anything I hate more than not being taken seriously, it’s being taken too seriously (Billy Wilder Quotes) France is the country where the money falls apart and you can’t tear the toilet paper (Billy Wilder Quotes) 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 (Billy Wilder Quotes) If you’re going to tell people the truth, make them laugh, or they’ll kill you (Billy Wilder Quotes) The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer (Billy Wilder Quotes) France is a country where the money falls apart in your hands and you can’t tear the toilet paper (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 have a problem with the third act, the real problem is in the first act (Billy Wilder Quotes)

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