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> [I made over forty Westerns. I used to lie awake nights trying to think up new ways of getting on and off a horse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/i-made-over-forty-westerns-i-used-to-lie-awake-nights-trying-to-think/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

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## More by William Wyler

> [Pictures that will live on for years, like 'The Birth of a Nation' and 'Gone With the Wind,' had great historical events in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/pictures-that-will-live-on-for-years-like-the-birth-of-a-nation-and/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [There's only one prima donna in my pictures, and that's me!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/there-s-only-one-prima-donna-in-my-pictures-and-that-s-me/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [When beautiful movie stars allow themselves to look terrible, people think they're really acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/when-beautiful-movie-stars-allow-themselves-to-look-terrible-people/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/the-trouble-with-hollywood-is-that-too-many-of-the-top-people/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [Confusion seems to have become the vogue of European directors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/confusion-seems-to-have-become-the-vogue-of-european-directors/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [There is nothing clever about confusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/there-is-nothing-clever-about-confusion/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [If anybody doubts my loyalty to my country, I'll punch him in the nose, and I don't care how old he is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/if-anybody-doubts-my-loyalty-to-my-country-i-ll-punch-him-in-the-nose/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [Everything a director does must help the story and the performances. Otherwise, it is useless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/everything-a-director-does-must-help-the-story-and-the-performances/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/i-m-accused-constantly-of-having-no-signature-that-s-the-big-artistic/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [If we must have the Production Code, then I think the only way to use it effectively is to judge a film as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/if-we-must-have-the-production-code-then-i-think-the-only-way-to-use/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [The war was an escape to reality... The only thing that mattered were human relationships; not money, not position, not even family... Only relationships…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/the-war-was-an-escape-to-reality-the-only-thing-that-mattered-were/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [ \[Making movies is\] 80% script and 20% getting great actors. There's nothing else to it. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/making-movies-is-80-script-and-20-getting-great-actors-there-s/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/i-m-delighted-that-the-sound-of-music-is-doing-so-well-of-course-it-s/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [Look at 'Marienbad' honestly. What is it? It is just another talking radio show with pictures. Nobody acts. People stand around while the author…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/look-at-marienbad-honestly-what-is-it-it-is-just-another-talking/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

> [It looked like 'The Sound of Music' would even surpass 'Ben Hur,' and I thought it would be unfair for me to have done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-wyler/it-looked-like-the-sound-of-music-would-even-surpass-ben-hur-and-i/)

[William Wyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-wyler/)

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