Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. Quotations

All the audience cares about is what you put up on the screen.

Good movies are what I wait my whole life for.

I vicariously lived the life of an independent producer from the time I was 4 years old.

It was hard for my father to read; it took him a long time, but he had tremendous retention and tremendous appreciation for writing.

My father was a gambler. My father could not resist a casino or a card game. He loved gambling.

My father was not comfortable working with very articulate people. He and Willie Wyler got along because neither of them was very articulate.

My parents were self-made people, and they were a team.

There's no formula for success in this business. You just do the best you can.

My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.

Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have done. More than some of the things that I've done.

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

I'm sick of the old cliches. Bring me some new cliches.

I'm exhausted from not talking.

Chaplin is no businessman

This business is dog eat dog and nobody is gonna eat me.

I don't pay attention to him. I don't even ignore him.

Good luck is often with the man who doesn't include it in his plans. The harder I work, the luckier I get.