Nobody should try to play comedy unless they have a circus going on inside. — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
The job of the director is to suggest two plus two. Let the viewer say four. — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
You could name the great stars of the silent screen who were finished; the great directors gone; the great title writers who were washed… — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
I've been to Paris, France, and I've been to Paris, Paramount. I think I prefer Paris, Paramount — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his… — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
In Hollywood we acquire the finest novels in order to smell the leather bindings. — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
It is the task of the scenarist to invent little pieces of business that are so characteristic and give so deep an insight into… — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
I've been to Paris France and I've been to Paris Paramount. Paris Paramount is better. — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
I let the audience use their imaginations. Can I help it if they misconstrue my suggestions? — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
Any good movie is filled with secrets. If a director doesn't leave anything unsaid, it's a lousy picture. If a picture's unsaid, it's a… — Ernst Lubitsch Copy Share Image
