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
two class firsts
There are only two kinds of class: First class and no class.
schedules permit paramount
I cannot permit you to disrupt the Paramount schedule.
holiday sunday terrible
I'm so depressed. Christmas is the worst of all. Holidays are terrible, worse than Sundays. I get melancholia.
eruption grapes
I never ate of the grapes nor feared of the eruptions.
world different feels
I can feel that the world this day is different than all the days of our lives before.
ifs-and opposites married
If and when we get married, only a completely opposite system will prevail.
guarantees accepting contracts
If you sit down with me, I guarantee I will accept any terms you offer for a contract.
causes trouble accurate
If you're not accurate, you'll cause untold trouble.
ideas stealing shots
They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots.
details attention paid
The success of a production depends on the attention paid to detail.
mother thank-god
Thank God for your mother.
opinion share circumstances
Under no circumstances would it be right for me to go with MGM. Irene shares my opinion.
good-day rue judgment
She has good instincts, but wrong judgments. She'll rue the day.
morning thinking fog
I don't think I'm going to do any good work this morning.