Everything a director does must help the story and the performances. Otherwise, it is useless. — William Wyler Copy Share Image
Pictures that will live on for years, like 'The Birth of a Nation' and 'Gone With the Wind,' had great historical events in the… — William Wyler Copy Share
When beautiful movie stars allow themselves to look terrible, people think they're really acting. — William Wyler Copy Share
The trouble with Hollywood is that too many of the top people responsible for pictures are too comfortable and don't give a damn about… — William Wyler Copy Share
If anybody doubts my loyalty to my country, I'll punch him in the nose, and I don't care how old he is. — William Wyler Copy Share
Everything a director does must help the story and the performances. Otherwise, it is useless. — William Wyler Copy Share
I'm accused constantly of having 'no signature.' That's the big artistic demerit. You can't tell a Wyler film from another man's film just by… — William Wyler Copy Share
If we must have the Production Code, then I think the only way to use it effectively is to judge a film as a… — William Wyler Copy Share
The war was an escape to reality... The only thing that mattered were human relationships; not money, not position, not even family... Only relationships… — William Wyler Copy Share
[Making movies is] 80% script and 20% getting great actors. There's nothing else to it. — William Wyler Copy Share
I'm delighted that 'The Sound of Music' is doing so well. Of course, it's an infallible piece of material. Even when second- and third-rate… — William Wyler Copy Share
Look at 'Marienbad' honestly. What is it? It is just another talking radio show with pictures. Nobody acts. People stand around while the author… — William Wyler Copy Share
It looked like 'The Sound of Music' would even surpass 'Ben Hur,' and I thought it would be unfair for me to have done… — William Wyler Copy Share
