Ernst Lubitsch Quotes

#1. Nobody should try to play comedy unless they have a circus going on inside.

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#2. You could name the great stars of the silent screen who were finished; the great directors gone; the great title writers who were washed up. But remember this, as long as you live: the producers didn't lose a man. They all made the switch. That's where the great talent is.

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#3. The job of the director is to suggest two plus two. Let the viewer say four.

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#4. There are a thousand ways to point a camera, but really only one.

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#5. I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his work is up to his standard.

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#6. In Hollywood we acquire the finest novels in order to smell the leather bindings.

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#7. I've been to Paris France and I've been to Paris Paramount. Paris Paramount is better.

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#8. I let the audience use their imaginations. Can I help it if they misconstrue my suggestions?

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