Quotes by Samuel Goldwyn

About Samuel Goldwyn:

Samuel Goldwyn was a Jewish Polish American film producer. He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood. His awards include the 1973 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1947, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1958.
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No agency is better than its account executives.

Samuel Goldwyn

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

Samuel Goldwyn

For your information, I would like to ask a question.

Samuel Goldwyn

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

Samuel Goldwyn

The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to make sure he was dead.

Samuel Goldwyn

A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.

Samuel Goldwyn

I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.

Samuel Goldwyn

Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.

Samuel Goldwyn

I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.

Samuel Goldwyn

Color television! Bah, I won't believe it until I see it in black and white.

Samuel Goldwyn

If I look confused it is because I am thinking.

Samuel Goldwyn

Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg.

Samuel Goldwyn

Our comedies are not to be laughed at.

Samuel Goldwyn

It's more than magnificent - it's mediocre.

Samuel Goldwyn

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

Samuel Goldwyn

You've got to take the bitter with the sour.

Samuel Goldwyn

It's absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities.

Samuel Goldwyn

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

Samuel Goldwyn

If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.

Samuel Goldwyn

Too caustic? To hell with the costs, we'll make the picture anyway.

Samuel Goldwyn

Author Bio

  • NameSamuel Goldwyn
  • DescriptionAmerican film producer (1879-1974).
  • AliasesSamuel Goldfish; Schmuel Gelbfisz
  • BornAugust 17, 1882
  • DiedJanuary 31, 1974
  • CountryUnited States Of America; Poland
  • ProfessionFilm Producer
  • AwardsPresidential Medal Of Freedom; Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award