If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.
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Billy Wilder
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About Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder was an Austrian and American film director and screenwriter. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of America's most versatile filmmakers. He received seven Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and the Palme d'Or.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Billy WilderTrust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's.
He has Van Gogh's ear for music.
Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award.
You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.
France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper.
France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper.
Happiness is working with Jack Lemmon.
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If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.
You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.
The best director is the one you don't see.