14 Quotes by Irving Thalberg

The most important person in the motion picture process is the writer... and we must do everything in our power to prevent them from ever realizing it.

If it isn’t for the writing, we’ve got nothing. Writers are the most important people in Hollywood. And we must never let them know it.

What’s this business of being a writer. It’s just putting one word after another.

Screen credit is valuable only when it’s given you. If you’re in a position to give yourself credit, you don’t need it.

No story ever looks as bad as the story you’ve just bought; no story ever looks as good as the story the other fellow just bought.