A biography for Samuel Goldwynhasn’t been written yet.
“Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing?”
“There's no formula for success in this business. You just do the best you can.”
“I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.”
“My father was a gambler. My father could not resist a casino or a card game. He loved gambling.”
“Go see it and see for yourself why you shouldn't go see it.”
“A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.”
“A hospital is no place to be sick.”
“I was always an independent, even when I had partners.”
“I vicariously lived the life of an independent producer from the time I was 4 years old.”
“No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.”
“Good movies are what I wait my whole life for.”
“Don't pay any attention to the critics - don't even ignore them.”
“Ill give you a definite maybe.”
“If I look confused it is because I am thinking.”
“I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'”
“Spare no expense to save money on this one.”
“This music won't do. There's not enough sarcasm in it.”
“God makes stars. I just produce them.”
“We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.”
“It was hard for my father to read; it took him a long time, but he had tremendous retention and tremendous appreciation for writing.”