Why should people go out and pay money to see bad films when they can stay at home and see bad television for nothing?

Quote by Samuel Goldwyn

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Don't pay any attention to the critics-don't even ignore them.

Don't pay any attention to the critics-don't even ignore them.

Our comedies are not to be laughed at.

Our comedies are not to be laughed at.

Color television! Bah, I won't believe it until I see it in black and white.

Color television! Bah, I won't believe it until I see it in black and white.

Too caustic? To hell with the costs, we'll make the picture anyway.

Too caustic? To hell with the costs, we'll make the picture anyway.

If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.

If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.

Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.

Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.

I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.

I want everyone to tell me the truth, even if it costs him his job.

We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up...

We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up...

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.

I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.

I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.

If Roosevelt were alive today, he'd turn over in his grave.

If Roosevelt were alive today, he'd turn over in his grave.

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.

Modern dancing is old fashioned.

Modern dancing is old fashioned.

Please write music like Wagner, only louder.

Please write music like Wagner, only louder.

If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them.

If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them.

Well, this slum cost a lot of money. It should look better than an ordinary...

Well, this slum cost a lot of money. It should look better than an ordinary...

The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to...

The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to...

Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.

Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking...

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking...

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man...

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man...

A man content to go to heaven alone will never go to heaven.

A man content to go to heaven alone will never go to heaven.