Quotes by Samuel Goldwyn

A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end, but not necessarily in that order.

Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.

Television has raised writing to a new low.

I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn’t like it.

Modern dancing is old fashioned.

Let's have some new clichés.

If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.

A bachelor’s life is no life for a single man.

I paid too much for it, but it’s worth it.

When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.

In two words: im-possible.

Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.

Spare no expense to save money on this one.

I don’t think anyone should write their autobiography until after they’re dead.

From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you.

That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg.

I read part of it all the way through.

I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.

I’ll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.

Our comedies are not to be laughed at.

I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them at least five years.

Don't pay any attention to the critics. Don't even ignore them.

I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.

A hospital is no place to be sick.

When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.

I’m willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.

If I look confused, it’s because I’m thinking.

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

I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.