Samuel Goldwyn Quotes

United States, Film Producer
August 17, 1879 – January, 31, 1974.

Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmuel Gelbfisz; Yiddish: שמואל געלבפֿיש‎; August 17, 1879 – January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish American film producer of Jewish descent. He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood. His awards include the 1973 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1947, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1958.

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

Samuel Goldwyn
- Music
- Enough
- Sarcasm
A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.

Samuel Goldwyn
- Bad
- Film
- Movies

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.

Samuel Goldwyn
- Man
- Opportunity
- Smile
People always say to me, 'It must have been wonderful coming from old Hollywood, with all those movie stars,' but I never knew anyone. I didn't even know who Charlie Chaplin was. My parents really kept me away from it all.

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

Samuel Goldwyn
- Men
- Job
- Truth
If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.

Samuel Goldwyn
- Man
- Alive
- Now
I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them at least five years.

Samuel Goldwyn
- Never
- Years
- Shoes
The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to make sure he was dead.

Samuel Goldwyn
- People
- Up
- Reason

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

Samuel Goldwyn
- Hand
- Trouble
- Egg
I can give you a definite perhaps.

Samuel Goldwyn
- You
- Give
- I Can
Too caustic? To hell with the costs, we'll make the picture anyway.

Samuel Goldwyn
- Picture
- Hell
- Costs
No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.

Samuel Goldwyn
- Life
- Work
- Fear
I vicariously lived the life of an independent producer from the time I was four years old. And what was always important was writing, writing, writing.

Samuel Goldwyn
- Life
- Time
- Important
If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them.

Samuel Goldwyn
- People
- Want
- Stop

Unnamed director: The script is too caustic.Goldwyn: To hell with the cost. If it's a good picture, we'll make it.

Samuel Goldwyn
- Good
- Picture