Otto Preminger Quotes

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• Every minute of life I take a risk; it's part of the enjoyment.
• Cry you little monsters!
• When I was a young actor in Vienna, already my hair was falling out at a rapid rate. I went to a doctor, who said…
• When I finish a film, I want to forget it. I never like to repeat myself. Maybe, when I am dead, they will find certain…
• I live in the present. When I finish a film, it is behind me. My reward is in my work, not in a lot of…
• I stopped acting when I was 19. The only time I acted again was during the war, when there were no other Nazis available.
• Directing Marilyn Monroe was like directing Lassie. You needed fourteen takes to get each one of them right.
• I do not welcome advice from actors; they are here to act.
• I never seek controversy or foresee it for my pictures. I take a personal stand, and perhaps because my films are on contemporary subjects, people…
• Directing her was like directing Lassie. You need 14 takes to get each one of them right.

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