We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.

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

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

You've got to take the bitter with the sour.

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.

Go see it and see for yourself why you shouldn't go see it.

If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them.

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

It's absolutely impossible, but it has possibilities.

No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.

Too caustic? To hell with the costs, we'll make the picture anyway.

We're overpaying him, but he's worth it.

Don't worry about the war. It's all over but the shooting.

Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg.

God makes stars. I just produce them.

Here I am paying big money to you writers and what for? All you do is change the words.

I can give you a definite perhaps.

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

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

I seriously object to seeing on the screen what belongs in the bedroom.