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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.

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

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

The harder I work, the luckier I get.

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

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

Please write music like Wagner, only louder.

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

Spare no expense to save money on this one.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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