39 Quotes by George Cukor

When one deals with stars, he is dealing with intelligent people. If they weren't intelligent, they wouldn't have arrived at the star pinnacle.

Looking for love is tricky business, like whipping a carousel horse.

If there is such a thing as 'a Cukor style,' I guess it arises out of two principal factors: my own personalized perception of the world and my ability to deal professionally with actors. As far as perception is concerned, I always try to imagine settings through the best possible eyes.

You can't have any successes unless you can accept failure.

People who aren't complicated in real life come through as pretty bland on the screen. Most great performers are not very happy and well adjusted. Perhaps that's the price they pay for being originals.

Anyone who looked at something special, in a very original way, makes you see it that way forever.

It is reassuring for people to feel they have a boss, someone who knows the answers and has charted the course.

Give me a good script, and I'll be a hundred times better as a director.

I work through the actors, and the more successful I am, the less my work is apparent.