It was hell at the time, but after it was over, it was wonderful.

Quote by Billy Wilder

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A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard.

A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard.

They've tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it...

They've tried to manufacture other Marilyn Monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. But it...

My Aunt Minnie would always be punctual and never hold up production, but who would...

My Aunt Minnie would always be punctual and never hold up production, but who would...

You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.

You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.

We are on the track of something absolutely mediocre.

We are on the track of something absolutely mediocre.

Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award.

Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award.

Now, what is it which makes a scene interesting? If you see a man coming...

Now, what is it which makes a scene interesting? If you see a man coming...

Happiness is working with Jack Lemmon.

Happiness is working with Jack Lemmon.

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone...

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone...

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone...

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone...

It used to be that we in films were the lowest form of art. Now...

It used to be that we in films were the lowest form of art. Now...

Agents are like tires on a car; in order to get anywhere at all, you...

Agents are like tires on a car; in order to get anywhere at all, you...

Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award.

Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award.

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone...

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone...

If there's anything I hate more than being taken seriously, it's being taken too seriously.

If there's anything I hate more than being taken seriously, it's being taken too seriously.

What critics call dirty in our pictures, they call lusty in foreign films.

What critics call dirty in our pictures, they call lusty in foreign films.

France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet...

France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet...

It used to be that we in films were the lowest form of art. Now...

It used to be that we in films were the lowest form of art. Now...

I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always...

I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always...

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to...

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to...

All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary...

All television ever did was shrink the demand for ordinary movies. The demand for extraordinary...