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Samuel Goldwyn Film producer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Aug 17, 1879
  • Died: Jan 31, 1974

Samuel Goldwyn, also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish American film producer. He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood.

Please write music like Wagner, only louder. music

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

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

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

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

Spare no expense to save money on this one. money

This music won't do. There's not enough sarcasm in it. music

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

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

Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing? home, money & movies

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

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad. movies

I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job. truth

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

The harder I work, the luckier I get. work

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

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 other quotes from John Millington Synge

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Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 thoughts from William Butler Yeats

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Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

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We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other sayings from Winston Churchill

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