Hollywood didn’t kill Marilyn Monroe, it’s the Marilyn Monroes who are killing Hollywood. — Billy Wilder
France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can’t tear the toilet paper. — Billy Wilder
Don’t be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also. — Billy Wilder
A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard. — Billy Wilder
Hollywood didn’t kill marilyn monroe, it’s the marilyn monroes who are killing hollywood. — Billy Wilder
They’ve tried to manufacture other marilyn monroes and they will undoubtedly keep trying. — Billy Wilder
Now, what is it which makes a scene interesting? if you see a man coming through a doorway — Billy Wilder
If there’s anything I hate more than being taken seriously, it’s being taken too seriously. — Billy Wilder
France is the only country where the money falls apart and you can’t tear the toilet paper. — Billy Wilder