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 don't want any "yes-men" around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs.
Why should people pay good money to go out and see bad films when they can stay home and see bad television for nothing?
I hate a man who always says "yes" to me. When I say "no" I like a man who also says "no.
No agency is better than its account executives.
Don't pay any attention to the critics - don't even ignore them.
("You say you've never made a picture before?") Yes, but that's our strongest weak point
Anybody who goes to see a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined
A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's printed on
Anyone who goes to a psychiatrist should have his head examined.
If I look confused it's because I'm thinking
The scene is dull. Tell him to put more life into his dying.
Ill give you a definite maybe.
It's more than magnificent - it's mediocre.
I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.