27 Quotes & Sayings By Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn was born in New York City, the son of a successful importer-exporter. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and editor and worked as a publicist and advertising executive for stars and studios during the 1910s and 1920s. In 1926, he created the Goldwyn Picture Corporation, which became a major merchandising and production concern. He held controlling interests in several movie companies and was one of the founders of RKO Radio Pictures (today called The RKO Television Network), which specialized in independent features Read more

During the 1930s, he became involved with the film business again as a producer and enjoyed enormous success with such films as The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Spellbound (1945). He also developed the Academy Awards ceremonies from their inception in 1929 until his death in 1986.

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Let's have some new cliches. Samuel Goldwyn
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A verbal contract is worth about as much as the paper it's written on. Samuel Goldwyn
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day. Samuel Goldwyn
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The harder I work, the luckier I get. Samuel Goldwyn
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When someone does something well applaud I You will make two people happy. Samuel Goldwyn
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When someone does something good applaud! You will make two people happy. Samuel Goldwyn
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I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. Everyone has bad breaks but everyone also has opportunities. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on. Samuel Goldwyn
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Too caustic? To hell with cost we'll make the picture anyhow. Every director bites the hand that lays the golden egg. We have all passed a lot of water since then. Samuel Goldwyn
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No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life. Samuel Goldwyn
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Please write music like Wagner, only louder. Samuel Goldwyn
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This music won't do. There's not enough sarcasm in it. Samuel Goldwyn
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I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it. Samuel Goldwyn
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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
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A hospital is no place to be sick. Samuel Goldwyn
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Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined. Samuel Goldwyn
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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
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When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy. Samuel Goldwyn
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A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad. Samuel Goldwyn
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Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success. Samuel Goldwyn
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Go see it and see for yourself why you shouldn't go see it. Samuel Goldwyn
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Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing? Samuel Goldwyn
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I never liked you, and I always will. Samuel Goldwyn
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I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead. Samuel Goldwyn
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A bachelor's life is no life for a single man. Samuel Goldwyn
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The Oscars are a lot different when you are a nominee. You walk around with this big smile on your face, and everyone, even people who work for rival film companies, tells you they voted for you. Samuel Goldwyn
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From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you. Samuel Goldwyn