Darkly Comical Hollywood Quotes

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Samuel Goldwyn (1884-1974) was the leading independent film producer for 35 years.

“Goldwynisms”

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

A producer shouldn’t get ulcers; he should give them.

Most directors bite the hand that lays the golden egg.
The scene is too dull; tell him to put more life into his dying.

This is it. You’re fired. You’re fired. Definitely. Wait a minute I didn’t say positively.

The book has too much plot and not enough story.

I read part of it all the way through.

She’s a lesbian? We’ll get around that. We’ll make her an American.

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