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
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.
My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.
There's no formula for success in this business. You just do the best you can.
My parents were self-made people, and they were a team.
My father was not comfortable working with very articulate people. He and Willie Wyler got along because neither of them was very articulate.
My father was a gambler. My father could not resist a casino or a card game. He loved gambling.
It was hard for my father to read; it took him a long time, but he had tremendous retention and tremendous appreciation for writing.
I vicariously lived the life of an independent producer from the time I was 4 years old.
Good movies are what I wait my whole life for.
All the audience cares about is what you put up on the screen.
If Roosevelt were alive he'd turn in his grave.
I'm sick of the old cliches. Bring me some new cliches.
I'm exhausted from not talking.
Chaplin is no businessman