Ifs and Quotes by David O. Selznick

They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots.

— David O. Selznick

I never ate of the grapes nor feared of the eruptions.

— David O. Selznick

This dame keeps dragging me into the bushes. Keep your eye open, you may have to rescue me.

— David O. Selznick

Why do you knock yourself out? Take it easy.

— David O. Selznick

Hollywood's like Egypt, full of crumbled pyramids. It'll never come back. It'll just keep on crumbling until finally the wind blows the last studio…

— David O. Selznick

At this rate, I'll live forever.

— David O. Selznick

If you're not accurate, you'll cause untold trouble.

— David O. Selznick

Under no circumstances would it be right for me to go with MGM. Irene shares my opinion.

— David O. Selznick

If you sit down with me, I guarantee I will accept any terms you offer for a contract.

— David O. Selznick

Even this vein of writing is so foreign to me that I am amazed.

— David O. Selznick

The little religion that I have clung to-that what matters most is the continuity of life, and its improvement from one generation to another.

— David O. Selznick

I can feel that the world this day is different than all the days of our lives before.

— David O. Selznick