Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn; August 17, 1879 – January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Jewish Polish American film producer. He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood. His awards include the 1973 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1947, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1958...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFilm Producer
Date of Birth17 June 1879
CityWarsaw, Poland
CountryUnited States of America
I hate a man who always says "yes" to me. When I say "no" I like a man who also says "no.
Good luck is often with the man who doesn't include it in his plans. The harder I work, the luckier I get.
I'm sick of the old cliches. Bring me some new cliches.
No agency is better than its account executives.
Some of the regrets I've had about my own career are things I have not done that I should have done. More than some of the things that I've done.
Our comedies are not to be laughed at.
A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
Don't let your opinion sway your judgment.
I read part of it all the way through.
Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.
We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.
I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.
When told a script was full of old cliches: Let's have some new cliches.
Don't worry about the war. It's all over but the shooting.