Billy Wilder
Director
1906-06-22 – 2002-03-27
Billy Wilder was an Austrian-born American filmmaker and screenwriter known for classics such as Some Like It Hot, Sunset Boulevard, and The Apartment. He is widely regarded as one of Hollywood's most influential directors.
Quotes by Billy Wilder
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He has Van Gogh's ear for music.
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He has Van Gogh's ear for music.
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Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.
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I have ten commandments. The first nine are, thou shalt not bore. The tenth is, thou shalt have right of final cut.
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France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper.
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France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper.
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Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's.
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I've met a lot of hardboiled eggs in my time, but you're twenty minutes.
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They've tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it won't work. She was an original.
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An actor entering through the door, you've got nothing. But if he enters through the window, you've got a situation.
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If you're going to tell people the truth, make them laugh, or they'll kill you.
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France is the only country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper.
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Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.
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Money makes even bastards legitimate.
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If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.
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