Quotes from Samuel Goldwyn

Don't pay any attention to the critics - don't even ignore them.

Spare no expense to save money on this one.

A hospital is no place to be sick.

When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.

Let's have some new clichés.

The scene is dull. Tell him to put more life into his dying." Samuel Goldwyn

We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.

I left home at 15 because Hollywood isn't the best place to grow up.

Ill give you a definite maybe.

The independents who were our fiercest competitors all succumbed to the one-hit-makes-you-a-genius philosophy. It is a mistake to think you have the magic touch. Show business is roulette. If you start to play for stakes you can't afford, there's no way you can survive.

A hospital is no place to be sick.

When someone does something well, applaud I You will make two people happy.

If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them.

Pictures were made to entertain; if you want to send a message, call Western Union.

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

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. Everyone has bad breaks, but everyone also has opportunities. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.

Too caustic? To hell with cost; we'll make the picture anyhow. Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg. We have all passed a lot of water since then.

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

Spare no expense to save money on this one.

People always say to me, 'It must have been wonderful coming from old Hollywood, with all those movie stars,' but I never knew anyone. I didn't even know who Charlie Chaplin was. My parents really kept me away from it all.

I was always an independent, even when I had partners.

I seriously object to seeing on the screen what belongs in the bedroom.

The harder I work, the luckier I get.

No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. All the opportunities in the world are waiting to be grasped by people who are in love with what they're doing.