109 Quotes by Billy Wilder

I just made pictures I would’ve liked to see.

I’m not happy. I’m not happy at all.

I hate that word. It’s return – a return to the millions of people who’ve never forgiven me for deserting the screen.

I’d worship the ground you walked on if only you walked in a better neighborhood.

You know, that stuff about pink elephants, that’s the bunk. It’s little animals. Little tiny turkeys in straw hats. Midget monkeys coming through the keyholes.

Develop a clean line of action for your leading character.

I’m delighted with it, because it used to be that films were the lowest form of art. Now we’ve got something to look down on.

Now, what is it which makes a scene interesting? If you see a man coming through a doorway, it means nothing. If you see him coming through a window – that is at once interesting.

One's too many, and a hundred's not enough.