75 Awesome Quotes By Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn, also known as Samuel Goldfish, was an American film producer of Polish origin. Goldwyn owned several motion picture studios in Hollywood. Goldwyn holds the reputation of being one of the most successful independent producers in Hollywood, who also provided opportunities to young talents. Movies produced by Goldwyn reigned Hollywood during the 30s and 40s, including hits such as Arrowsmith, Dodsworth, Wuthering Heights, The Little Foxes and Dead End. Goldwyn received Academy Award for Best Picture for his drama ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’. His list of accolades includes Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. In 1971, President Richard Nixon presented Samuel Goldwyn with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his outstanding achievements in cinema and arts. We have curated his quotes and thoughts from his films, observations, interviews etc. Read through these quotes from this legendary producer from America.
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
Coffee isn't my cup of tea.
A verbal contract is worth about as much as the paper it's written on.
I read part of it all the way through.
I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.
I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs.
I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead
If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.
If I look confused it’s because I’m thinking.
I have been laid up with intentional flu.
Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
If you've got a message, send a telegram.
You've got to take the bitter with the sour.
Pictures are entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
Television has raised writing to a new low.
Let's have some new cliches.
No person who is enthusiastic about her work has anything to fear from life.
I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.
A hospital is no place to be sick
The Oscars are a lot different when you are a nominee. You walk around with this big smile on your face, and everyone, even people who work for rival film companies, tells you they voted for you.
I seriously object to seeing on the screen what belongs in the bedroom.
A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
A hospital is no place to be sick.
A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.
I vicariously lived the life of an independent producer from the time I was four years old. And what was always important was writing, writing, writing.
I was always an independent, even when I had partners.
Modern dancing is old fashioned.
I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.
It's more than magnificent - it's mediocre.
