Quotes by Leo McCarey

About Leo McCarey:

Thomas Leo McCarey was a three-time Academy Award winning American film director, screenwriter and producer. He was involved in nearly 200 movies, the most well known today being Duck Soup, Make Way for Tomorrow, The Awful Truth, Going My Way and An Affair To Remember.
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I don't know what my formula is. I only know I like my characters to walk in clouds. I like a little bit of the fairy tale. Let others photograph the ugliness of the world. I don't want to distress people.

Leo McCarey

I was a problem child, and problem children do the seemingly insane because they are trying to find out how to fit into the scheme of things.

Leo McCarey

You can really call Irene Dunne 'The First Lady of Hollywood', because she's the first real lady Hollywood has ever seen.

Leo McCarey

I love when people laugh. I love when they cry, I like a story to say something, and I hope the audience feels happier leaving the theatre than when it came in.

Leo McCarey

Author Bio

  • NameLeo McCarey
  • DescriptionAmerican film director, screenwriter and producer
  • AliasesThomas Leo McCarey
  • BornOctober 3, 1898
  • DiedJuly 5, 1969
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Director