David O. Selznick
David O. Selznick
David O. Selznickwas an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive. He is best known for producing Gone with the Windand Rebecca, both earning him an Academy Award for Best Picture...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFilm Producer
Date of Birth10 May 1902
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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I try to think of Pop, but all this does is sink me with memories of him, reawakening the depression over him I've been fighting to get over.
american-producer dame dragging keeps
This dame keeps dragging me into the bushes. Keep your eye open, you may have to rescue me.
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Why do you knock yourself out? Take it easy.
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There are only two classes - first class and no class.
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It's all right; it's not so much fun any more.
american-producer
Even this vein of writing is so foreign to me that I am amazed.
american-producer trained
You think you know her. Just wait and see the change. I'll have her trained in no time.
blow egypt wind
Hollywood's like Egypt, full of crumbled pyramids. It'll never come back. It'll just keep on crumbling until finally the wind blows the last studio prop across the sands.
continuity-of-life what-matters religion
The little religion that I have clung to-that what matters most is the continuity of life, and its improvement from one generation to another.
ideas stealing shots
They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots.
good-day rue judgment
She has good instincts, but wrong judgments. She'll rue the day.
opinion share circumstances
Under no circumstances would it be right for me to go with MGM. Irene shares my opinion.
details attention paid
The success of a production depends on the attention paid to detail.
two class firsts
There are only two kinds of class: First class and no class.