A Mac is a closed box, so Apple can make decisions about things that they don't include. That makes, it in some ways, simpler for them.

- Robert Wise

I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality …

- Robert Wise

The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint …

- Robert Wise

You look back on films sometimes and if they have not been as all-out successful as you anticipated you try to find reasons why maybe it didn't come …

- Robert Wise

My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you've got to be a filmmaker.

- Robert Wise

As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may need to guide them a little,…

- Robert Wise

A reflection of my feelings about the space program is found in a quotation from Charles A. Lindbergh's "Autobiography of Values." It reads, "Whether…

- Robert Wise

Of all the stars whom I worked with, I think Steve knew better what worked for him on the screen than any other. He had such a sense of what he could…

- Robert Wise