Arthur M. Jolly Quotes

United States, Dramaturge
1969

Arthur M. Jolly is an American playwright and screenwriter. In 2006, he was awarded an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting for his comedy The Free Republic of Bobistan.

Also known as Playwright, Screenwriter

Don’t be afraid, my Lord. My father always says that fear is the devil’s hairbrush, although no one knows quite what he means by it.

Arthur M. Jolly
- Fear
- Devil
- Afraid
You can't make cheese from rats. … It's hard enough just milking the little beggar.

Arthur M. Jolly
- Cheese
- Beggar
- Rats

Writing is nothing less than thought transference, the ability to send one's ideas out into the world, beyond time and distance, taken at the value of the words, unbound from the speaker.

Arthur M. Jolly
- Writing
- Ideas
- Ability
Every battle, every war - is fought for things worth dying for.

Arthur M. Jolly
- War
- Battle
- Dying For
People who are intolerant, categorize and over-react... should all be dragged against a wall and shot.

Arthur M. Jolly
- People
- Shot
- Intolerant
The only thing that matters is what you do now, here.

Arthur M. Jolly
- Matter
- Thing
- Here
If it was easy, everyone would do it rather than going around telling you their ideas and saying how they could be a writer if they had the time.

Arthur M. Jolly
- Ideas
- Easy
- Telling
A servant is the true reflection of his master.

Arthur M. Jolly

Just because you’re living in blissful oblivion doesn’t mean you’re not responsible.

Arthur M. Jolly
The waves round the horn will toss us to and fro, to and fro like a rubber duckie in the bathtub of an angry God.

Arthur M. Jolly
- God
- Angry
- Waves