I hate that word. It's return--a return to the millions of people who've never forgiven me for deserting the screen.
Billy WilderAn actor entering through the door, you've got nothing. But if he enters through the window, you've got a situation.
Billy WilderShe was an absolute genius as a comedic actress, with an extraordinary sense for comedic dialogue. It was a God-given gift. Believe me, in the last fifteen years there were ten projects that came to me, and I'd start working on them and I'd think, 'It's not going to work, it needs Marilyn Monroe.' Nobody else is in that orbit; everyone else is earthbound by comparison.
Billy Wilder