Facts about Samuel Goldwyn

Occup.Producer
FromUSA
BornAugust 17, 1882
DiedJanuary 31, 1974
Aged91 years

Summary

Samuel Goldwyn was a famous Producer from USA, who lived between August 17, 1882 and January 31, 1974. He/she became 91 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac leo, who is known for Ruling, Warmth, Generosity, Faithful, Initiative. Our collection contains 46 quotes who is written / told by Samuel, under the main topics: Work - Movie.

Related authors: Anne Baxter (Actress)

46 Famous quotes by Samuel Goldwyn

Small: Spare no expense to save money on this one
"Spare no expense to save money on this one"
Small: Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined
"Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined"
Small: I was always an independent, even when I had partners
"I was always an independent, even when I had partners"
Small: I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it...
"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"
Small: I dont want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jo
"I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job"
Small: I dont think anyone should write their autobiography until after theyre dead
"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead"
Small: Dont worry about the war. Its all over but the shooting
"Don't worry about the war. It's all over but the shooting"
Small: Please write music like Wagner, only louder
"Please write music like Wagner, only louder"
Small: I read part of it all the way through
"I read part of it all the way through"
Small: Color television! Bah, I wont believe it until I see it in black and white
"Color television! Bah, I won't believe it until I see it in black and white"
Small: If I look confused it is because I am thinking
"If I look confused it is because I am thinking"
Small: I never put on a pair of shoes until Ive worn them at least five years
"I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them at least five years"
Small: I hate a man who always says yes to me. When I say no I like a man who also says no.
"I hate a man who always says "yes" to me. When I say "no" I like a man who also says "no.""
Small: I can give you a definite perhaps
"I can give you a definite perhaps"
Small: Go see it and see for yourself why you shouldnt go see it
"Go see it and see for yourself why you shouldn't go see it"
Small: Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg
"Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg"
Small: Youve got to take the bitter with the sour
"You've got to take the bitter with the sour"
Small: Thats the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg
"That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg"
Small: Ill give you a definite maybe
"Ill give you a definite maybe"
Small: Im willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong
"I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong"
Small: God makes stars. I just produce them
"God makes stars. I just produce them"
Small: For your information, I would like to ask a question
"For your information, I would like to ask a question"
Small: Dont pay any attention to the critics - dont even ignore them
"Don't pay any attention to the critics - don't even ignore them"
Small: A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad
"A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad"
Small: Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union
"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union"
Small: Include me out
"Include me out"
Small: I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didnt like it
"I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it"
Small: A verbal contract isnt worth the paper its written on
"A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on"
Small: Television has raised writing to a new low
"Television has raised writing to a new low"
Small: No agency is better than its account executives
"No agency is better than its account executives"
Small: If people dont want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them
"If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them"
Small: I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job
"I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job"
Small: I seriously object to seeing on the screen what belongs in the bedroom
"I seriously object to seeing on the screen what belongs in the bedroom"
Small: I never liked you, and I always will
"I never liked you, and I always will"
Small: Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day
"Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day"
Small: A Hospital is no place to be sick
"A Hospital is no place to be sick"
Small: A bachelors life is no life for a single man
"A bachelor's life is no life for a single man"
Small: Give me a couple of years, and Ill make that actress an overnight success
"Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success"
Small: The harder I work, the luckier I get
"The harder I work, the luckier I get"
Small: The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to make sure he was dead
"The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to make sure he was dead"
Small: Our comedies are not to be laughed at
"Our comedies are not to be laughed at"
Small: No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life
"No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life"
Small: Lets have some new cliches
"Let's have some new cliches"
Small: Ill take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty
"I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty"
Small: Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words
"Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words"
Small: From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you
"From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you"