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One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out...

One way an author dies a little each day is when his books go out...

There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak...

There is one crucial rule that must be followed in all creative meetings. Never speak...

Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time...

Yes, I am a failed playwright. I had three shows on Broadway by the time...

You can never trust what you read.

You can never trust what you read.

But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.

But this is life on earth, you can't have everything.

Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.

Being a screenwriter is not enough for a full creative life.

As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely...

As far as the filmmaking process is concerned, stars are essentially worthless - and absolutely...

Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.

Never argue with your wife about hostility when she's a certified Freudian.

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.

We are men of action, lies do not become us.

We are men of action, lies do not become us.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

The easiest thing to do on earth is not write.

Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider...

Whoever invented the meeting must have had Hollywood in mind. I think they should consider...

Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool.

Hollywood is loneliness beside the swimming pool.

They'll always be an England, even if it's in Hollywood.

They'll always be an England, even if it's in Hollywood.

In Hollywood, if you don't have happiness you send out for it.

In Hollywood, if you don't have happiness you send out for it.

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture...

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture...

There's a statue of Jimmy Stewart in the Hollywood Wax Museum, and the statue talks...

There's a statue of Jimmy Stewart in the Hollywood Wax Museum, and the statue talks...

I try to stay focused on my life and do try not to be brought...

I try to stay focused on my life and do try not to be brought...

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...