American - Producer | August 17, 1882 - January 31, 1974
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.
Samuel Goldwyn
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I vicariously lived the life of an independent producer from the time I was four years old. And what was always important was writing, writing, writing.
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People always say to me, 'It must have been wonderful coming from old Hollywood, with all those movie stars,' but I never knew anyone. I didn't even know who Charlie Chaplin was. My parents really kept me away from it all.
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I left home at 15 because Hollywood isn't the best place to grow up.
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