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> [It's hard to be reverent today when directors make films that are not as good. There will be time later, though, when their lesser films are forgotten and just focus on the greatness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/it-s-hard-to-be-reverent-today-when-directors-make-films-that-are-not/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

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## More by Robert Osborne

> [I think that no matter whether you're Quentin Tarantino or any other kind of a rebel, or whatever, everyone who makes movies still wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/i-think-that-no-matter-whether-you-re-quentin-tarantino-or-any-other/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [Of all the jaw-droppingly beautiful women who've become genuine movie stars, none has had a longer film career (62 years), has been filmed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/of-all-the-jaw-droppingly-beautiful-women-who-ve-become-genuine-movie/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [In a business like the movie business, you're going to have a lot of people competing. Somebody is always coming behind them who wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/in-a-business-like-the-movie-business-you-re-going-to-have-a-lot-of/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [When I was growing up, you'd read about actors, and they'd never tell you their age and how much they made a year as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/when-i-was-growing-up-you-d-read-about-actors-and-they-d-never-tell/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [For a lot of filmmakers, their first goal is to be successful and make some money. But once people start doing that, the real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/for-a-lot-of-filmmakers-their-first-goal-is-to-be-successful-and-make/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [One movie I think is just terrific is 'Bernie,' with Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine. That was a great surprise to me - so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/one-movie-i-think-is-just-terrific-is-bernie-with-jack-black-and/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [You see a Clint Eastwood movie, and you might not know if it's from Universal or Warner Bros. or another studio. He has affiliations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/you-see-a-clint-eastwood-movie-and-you-might-not-know-if-it-s-from/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [I think 'Elf' is funny, with Will Ferrell. That's a great Christmas movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/i-think-elf-is-funny-with-will-ferrell-that-s-a-great-christmas-movie/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [I think Kennedy being assassinated changed the world. That shot changed everything about America, and made us cynical, made people discontent and angry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/i-think-kennedy-being-assassinated-changed-the-world-that-shot/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [I did love 'The Artist.' I've seen it four times, and every time I see it, it gets better and better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/i-did-love-the-artist-i-ve-seen-it-four-times-and-every-time-i-see-it/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [There’s something about Olivia de Havilland that has always set her apart from other actresses. Maybe it’s the combination of warmth, sensitivity and intelligence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/there-s-something-about-olivia-de-havilland-that-has-always-set-her/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [If I didn't have my little schedule book, I wouldn't get out of bed in the morning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/if-i-didn-t-have-my-little-schedule-book-i-wouldn-t-get-out-of-bed-in/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [I went to California at a perfect time... when many of those people that I had admired so much in films were not working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/i-went-to-california-at-a-perfect-time-when-many-of-those-people-that/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [Seeing New York in the movies is what made me want to live in Manhattan one day. I eventually got my wish, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/seeing-new-york-in-the-movies-is-what-made-me-want-to-live-in/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

> [Doris Day started performing at a young age, had a tough road to success, and once she achieved it delivered the goods 100 percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-osborne/doris-day-started-performing-at-a-young-age-had-a-tough-road-to/)

[Robert Osborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-osborne/)

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