When beautiful movie stars allow themselves to look terrible, people think they're really acting. — William Wyler Copy Share Image
Look at 'Marienbad' honestly. What is it? It is just another talking radio show with pictures. Nobody acts. People stand around while the author talks about the woodwork. — 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 Image
When beautiful movie stars allow themselves to look terrible, people think they're really acting. — William Wyler Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Everything a director does must help the story and the performances. Otherwise, it is useless. — William Wyler Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
[Making movies is] 80% script and 20% getting great actors. There's nothing else to it. — William Wyler Copy Share Image