But I also directed Jack Barrymore and Ronald Colman and James Stewart, to name a few. George Cukor More Quotes by George Cukor More Quotes From George Cukor You can't have any successes unless you can accept failure. George Cukor overcoming-failure failure accepting You can always land on your feet if you know where the ground is. George Cukor land feet knows Real talent is a mystery, and people who've got it, know it. George Cukor talent real people Don't let a kick in the ass stop you. It's how you cope that says what you are. George Cukor ass kicks I know people who say Hollywood broke her heart, and all that, but I dont believe it. She was very observant and tough minded and appealing, but she adored and trusted the wrong people. She was very courageous-you know the book Twelve Against the Gods? Marilyn was like that, she had to challenge the gods at every turn. George Cukor heart believe book You learn out of bitter experience, trial and error. Life teaches you that. As sincere as you all are, you can't learn it all in school. George Cukor errors life school I suppose they call me a womans director because there were all these movie queens in the old days, and I directed most of them. But I also directed Jack Barrymore and Ronald Colman and James Stewart, to name a few. George Cukor queens names directors Give me a good script, and I'll be a hundred times better as a director. George Cukor scripts giving directors Looking for love is tricky business, like whipping a carousel horse. George Cukor horse looking-for-love love-is Unless the story line carries the scenes, the scenes don't really mean anything. George Cukor lines stories mean It is reassuring for people to feel they have a boss, someone who knows the answers and has charted the course. George Cukor boss answers people When it goes wrong, you feel like cutting your throat, but you go on. You don't let anything get you down so much that it beats you or stops you. George Cukor perseverance cutting goes-on If I were very handsome, maybe I'd have been an actor. George Cukor maybe actor been handsome If she was a victim of any kind, she was a victim of her friends. George Cukor her she friends victim Anyone who looked at something special, in a very original way, makes you see it that way forever. George Cukor see you special way People who aren't complicated in real life come through as pretty bland on the screen. Most great performers are not very happy and well adjusted. Perhaps that's the price they pay for being originals. George Cukor great happy life people As a professional, it pains me to watch a movie that is botched and amateurish. I prefer directors who have control of both their craft and their ideas. George Cukor professional control me ideas So many directors say nothing beautifully, and so many others say great and profound things but have no idea how to read a light meter or arrange a shot. George Cukor say nothing great light From the director's point of view, it's infinitely easier to do violence than to do a good dramatic scene. George Cukor view good point-of-view violence I don't think you can teach people how to be funny. You can make suggestions about how to speak a line or get a laugh, but it has to be in them. George Cukor laugh you funny people
