On Ernst Lubitsch: He could do more with a closed door than other directors could do with an open fly.
Billy WilderDon't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.
Billy WilderMarilyn was mean. Terribly mean. The meanest woman I have ever met around this town. I have never met anybody as mean as Marilyn Monroe or as utterly fabulous on the screen.
Billy WilderHollywood didn't kill Marilyn Monroe, it's the Marilyn Monroes who are killing Hollywood.
Billy Wilder