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> [I wish in my own mind I were more definite - that I was absolutely convinced I'd never direct someone else's script, but I keep reading scripts, because I might find something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/i-wish-in-my-own-mind-i-were-more-definite-that-i-was-absolutely/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

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## More by Paul Mazursky

> [Most marriages I've known, and I've been married a long time and I've known a lot of married people - you wonder how they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/most-marriages-i-ve-known-and-i-ve-been-married-a-long-time-and-i-ve/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

> [The one thing that's closest to my story is the thing about trying out for the juvenile delinquent role and getting it. That was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/the-one-thing-that-s-closest-to-my-story-is-the-thing-about-trying/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

> [One thing I know is that I don't want to be a director for hire, making genre films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/one-thing-i-know-is-that-i-don-t-want-to-be-a-director-for-hire/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

> [Almost every actor goes into almost every picture very frightened. He is positive he really can't do it. The bigger the star, the more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/almost-every-actor-goes-into-almost-every-picture-very-frightened-he/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

> [I've rarely met couples who - they both love to do everything together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/i-ve-rarely-met-couples-who-they-both-love-to-do-everything-together/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

> [California is an island, and New York's an island. Maybe it's time for me to change islands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/california-is-an-island-and-new-york-s-an-island-maybe-it-s-time-for/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

> [I don't like movies that are morally simple.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/i-don-t-like-movies-that-are-morally-simple/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

> [I wish in my own mind I were more definite - that I was absolutely convinced I'd never direct someone else's script, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/i-wish-in-my-own-mind-i-were-more-definite-that-i-was-absolutely/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

> [If you cast wrong, you are in a lot of trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/if-you-cast-wrong-you-are-in-a-lot-of-trouble/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

> [I wonder if that's hurt me at the box office. Maybe audiences these days want to know exactly what to expect when they go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/i-wonder-if-that-s-hurt-me-at-the-box-office-maybe-audiences-these/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

> [Even when I begin with a situation that's basically funny or sad, I like to keep poking around in it. I like to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mazursky/even-when-i-begin-with-a-situation-that-s-basically-funny-or-sad-i/)

[Paul Mazursky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mazursky/)

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