--- title: "1 Fun Great Quotes By Sidney Lumet" description: "1 Fun Great quotes by Sidney Lumet. Plus more from Sidney Lumet and more Fun Great sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/sidney-lumet-24948_art_it-s-art-it-s-commerce-it-s-heartbreakin_1791633.jpg" --- > [It's art. It's commerce. It's heartbreaking and it's fun. It's a great way to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/it-s-art-it-s-commerce-it-s-heartbreaking-and-it-s-fun-it-s-a-great/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/969/sidney-lumet-24948_art_it-s-art-it-s-commerce-it-s-heartbreakin_1791633.jpg) ## More by Sidney Lumet > [There are no minor decisions in movie making. Each decision will either contribute to a good piece of work or bring the whole movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/there-are-no-minor-decisions-in-movie-making-each-decision-will/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [In drama, the characters should determine the story. In melodrama, the story determines the characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/in-drama-the-characters-should-determine-the-story-in-melodrama-the/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [There's a powerful magic about being a writer that I still marvel at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/there-s-a-powerful-magic-about-being-a-writer-that-i-still-marvel-at/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [Good style, to me, is unseen style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/good-style-to-me-is-unseen-style/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [There are no personal revelations other than feelings arising from the work itself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/there-are-no-personal-revelations-other-than-feelings-arising-from/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [The varying physical characteristics of the actors may also necessitate changes. Sean Connery is six feet four. Dustin Hoffman isn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/the-varying-physical-characteristics-of-the-actors-may-also/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [I only said 'Titanic' is unwatchable because one can not watch it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/i-only-said-titanic-is-unwatchable-because-one-can-not-watch-it/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [Suffice to say that the theme (the WHAT of the movie) is going to determine the style (the HOW of the movie).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/suffice-to-say-that-the-theme-the-what-of-the-movie-is-going-to/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [If I don't have a script I adore, I do one I like. If I don't have one I like, I do one that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/if-i-don-t-have-a-script-i-adore-i-do-one-i-like-if-i-don-t-have-one/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [Don't let the difficulty of actually achieving a shot make you think that the shot is good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/don-t-let-the-difficulty-of-actually-achieving-a-shot-make-you-think/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [Over-length is one of the things that most often results in the destruction of the movie in the cutting room.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/over-length-is-one-of-the-things-that-most-often-results-in-the/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [There's no such thing as a small part. There are just small actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/there-s-no-such-thing-as-a-small-part-there-are-just-small-actors/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [It's art. It's commerce. It's heartbreaking and it's fun. It's a great way to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/it-s-art-it-s-commerce-it-s-heartbreaking-and-it-s-fun-it-s-a-great/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [“The basic 110-volt AC power line moves the electrons at 60 cycles. If a transformer is close to the power source (and all speakers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/the-basic-110-volt-ac-power-line-moves-the-electrons-at-60-cycles-if/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) > [I don't know how to choose work that illuminates what my life is about. I don't know what my life is about and don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sidney-lumet/i-don-t-know-how-to-choose-work-that-illuminates-what-my-life-is-2/) [Sidney Lumet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sidney-lumet/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fun-great/sidney-lumet/#itemlist", "name": "1 Fun Great Quotes By Sidney Lumet", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's art. It's commerce. It's heartbreaking and it's fun. 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