Quotes by David O. Selznick

About David O. Selznick:

David O. Selznick is best known for producing Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), both earning him an Academy Award for Best Picture.
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You think you know her. Just wait and see the change. I'll have her trained in no time.

David O. Selznick

I'm so depressed. Christmas is the worst of all. Holidays are terrible, worse than Sundays. I get melancholia.

David O. Selznick

I don't think I'm going to do any good work this morning.

David O. Selznick

She has good instincts, but wrong judgments. She'll rue the day.

David O. Selznick

Thank God for your mother.

David O. Selznick

The little religion that I have clung to-that what matters most is the continuity of life, and its improvement from one generation to another.

David O. Selznick

At this rate, I'll live forever.

David O. Selznick

Even this vein of writing is so foreign to me that I am amazed.

David O. Selznick

I can feel that the world this day is different than all the days of our lives before.

David O. Selznick

I cannot permit you to disrupt the Paramount schedule.

David O. Selznick

I never ate of the grapes nor feared of the eruptions.

David O. Selznick

If and when we get married, only a completely opposite system will prevail.

David O. Selznick

If you sit down with me, I guarantee I will accept any terms you offer for a contract.

David O. Selznick

If you're not accurate, you'll cause untold trouble.

David O. Selznick

It's all right; it's not so much fun any more.

David O. Selznick

There are only two classes - first class and no class.

David O. Selznick

They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots.

David O. Selznick

This dame keeps dragging me into the bushes. Keep your eye open, you may have to rescue me.

David O. Selznick

Under no circumstances would it be right for me to go with MGM. Irene shares my opinion.

David O. Selznick

Why do you knock yourself out? Take it easy.

David O. Selznick

Author Bio

  • NameDavid O. Selznick
  • Descriptionfilm producer
  • BornMay 10, 1902
  • DiedJune 22, 1965
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Producer; Screenwriter; Entrepreneur