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Writers are the highest paid secretaries in the world.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz -
I am never quite sure whether I am one of the cinema's elder statesmen or just the oldest whore on the beat.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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So many people know me. I wish I did. I wish someone would tell me about me.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz -
The difference between life and the movies is that a script has to make sense, and life doesn't.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz -
I've been in on the beginning, the rise, peak, collapse and end of the talking picture.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz -
Every screenwriter worthy of the name has already directed his film when he has written his script.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz -
Please don't look at me as if you had a source of income other than your salary.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz -
The good dialogue writer is the one who can give you the impression of real speech.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz