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Samuel Goldwyn Film producer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 17, 1879
  • Died: Jan 31, 1974

Samuel Goldwyn, also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish American film producer. He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood.

Spare no expense to save money on this one.

I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.

From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you.

Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words.

I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.

Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing?

The harder I work, the luckier I get.

Please write music like Wagner, only louder.

This music won't do. There's not enough sarcasm in it.

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.

I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.

I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.

Don't worry about the war. It's all over but the shooting.

No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.