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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Compliments you pay to yourself aren't worth having.

A story never looks as good as when the other fellow buys it.