Filmโs thought of as a directorโs medium because the director creates the end product that appears on the screen. Itโs that stupid auteur theory again, that the director is the author of the film. But what does the director shoot-the telephone book? Writers became much more important when sound came in, but theyโve had to put up a valiant fight to get the credit they deserve.
Billy WilderYou know, that stuff about pink elephants, that's the bunk. It's little animals. Little tiny turkeys in straw hats. Midget monkeys coming through the keyholes.
Billy WilderI never overestimate the audience, nor do I underestimate them. I just have a very rational idea as to who weโre dealing with, and that weโre not making a picture for Harvard Law School, weโre making a picture for middle-class people, the people that you see on the subway, or the people that you see in a restaurant. Just normal people.
Billy Wilder