Samuel Goldwyn Quotes - Famous Quotes by Samuel Goldwyn
Born: 1882-08-17
Died: 1974-01-31
Samuel Goldwyn Biography
A bachelor’s life is no life for a single man.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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A hospital is no place to be sick.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
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A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Anyone who would go to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined!
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Color television! Bah, I won’t believe it until I see it in black and white.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Don’t improve it into a flop!
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Gentlemen, include me out.
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Gentlemen, listen to me slowly.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Give me a couple of years, and I’ll make that actress an overnight success.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Go see that turkey for yourself, and see for yourself why you shouldn’t see it.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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God makes stars. I just produce them.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.
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I don’t care if it doesn’t make a nickel. I just want every man, woman, and child in America to see it.
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I don’t want yes-men around me. I want everyone to tell the truth, even if it costs them their jobs.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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I had a great idea this morning, but I didn’t like it.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.
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I have been laid up with intentional flu.
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I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them at least five years.
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I paid too much for it, but it’s worth it.
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I read part of it all the way through.
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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.
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If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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If I look confused it’s because I’m thinking.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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If I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.
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If I were in this business only for the business, I wouldn’t be in this business.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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In two words, im possible.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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It’s absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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I’m willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.
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Keep a stiff upper chin.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Let’s have some new clichés.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Modern dancing is old fashioned.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Our comedies are not to be laughed at.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Put it out of your mind. In no time, it will be a forgotten memory.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Spare no expense to make everything as economical as possible.
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Spare no expense to save money on this one.
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Television has raised writing to a new low.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Tell them to stand closer apart.
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That’s our strongest weak point.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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The harder I work the luckier I get.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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There is a statue of limitation.
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They stayed away in droves.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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True, I’ve been a long time making up my mind, but now I’m giving you a definite answer. I won’t say yes, and I won’t say no — but I’m giving you a definite maybe.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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What nerve. Not even a modicum of originality.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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When someone does something good, applaud You will make two people happy.
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Why did you name him Sam? Every Tom, Dick and Harry is named Sam!
- Samuel Goldwyn
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Why should people go out and pay to see bad movies when they can stay home and see bad television for nothing.
- Samuel Goldwyn
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You fail to overlook the crucial point.
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You've got to take the bitter with the sour.
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