Quotes By Samuel Goldwyn

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

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

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.

A Hospital is no place to be sick.

It's absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities.

Please write music like Wagner, only louder.

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

Go see it and see for yourself why you shouldn't go see it.

If Roosevelt were alive today, he'd turn over in his grave.

We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.

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

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

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

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

Spare no expense to save money on this one.

Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg.

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

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

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

A bachelor's life is no life for a single man.

Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.

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

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

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

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

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

That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg.

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