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…

- Irving Thalberg

Compliments you pay to yourself aren't worth having.

- 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 i…

- Irving Thalberg

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.

- Irving Thalberg

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

- Irving Thalberg

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

- Irving Thalberg

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.

- Irving Thalberg

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

- Irving Thalberg

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

- Irving Thalberg