There's no formula for success in this business. You just do the best you can.

My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.

The independents who were our fiercest competitors all succumbed to the one-hit-makes-you-a-genius philosophy. It is a mistake to think you have the magic touch. Show business is roulette. If you start to play for stakes you can't afford, there's no way you can survive.

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.

All the audience cares about is what you put up on the screen.