96 Quotes by Ben Hecht

A man nearly always loves for other reasons than he thinks. A lover is apt to be as full of secrets from himself as is the object of his love from him.

I discovered early in my movie work that a movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it. There are times when this distinction may be given to the writer or director. Most often it belongs to the producer.

Prejudice is a raft onto which the shipwrecked mind clambers and paddles to safety.

Chicago is a sort of journalistic Yellowstone Park, offering haven to a last herd of fantastic bravos.

Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required no more effort than a game of pinochle.

The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both.

Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.

There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.

I have written a raucous valentine to a poet's dream and agony.