The making of a picture ought surely to be a rather fascinating adventure. It is not; it is an endless contention of tawdry egos, some of them powerful, almost all of them vociferous, and almost none of them capable of anything much more creative than credit-stealing and self-promotion.
Raymond ChandlerSuch is the brutalization of commercial ethics in this country that no one can feel anything more delicate than the velvet touch of a soft buck.
Raymond ChandlerAbove all never forget that a marriage is in one way very much like a newspaper. It has to be made fresh every damn day of every damn year.
Raymond Chandler