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

Credit you give yourself is not worth having..

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 producer beating a new path for himself through the wilderness is going to do the thing 'differently,' of course. But after a while, he looks abo….

The movie medium will eventually take its place as art because there is no other medium of interest to so many people..

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

Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad..

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 i….

Compliments you pay to yourself aren't worth having..

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..