The truth is, a director wins an Oscar for a writer's script and actors' performances. 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-failurefailureaccepting You can always land on your feet if you know where the ground is. George Cukor landfeetknows Real talent is a mystery, and people who've got it, know it. George Cukor talentrealpeople Don't let a kick in the ass stop you. It's how you cope that says what you are. George Cukor asskicks 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 heartbelievebook 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 errorslifeschool 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 queensnamesdirectors Give me a good script, and I'll be a hundred times better as a director. George Cukor scriptsgivingdirectors Looking for love is tricky business, like whipping a carousel horse. George Cukor horselooking-for-lovelove-is Unless the story line carries the scenes, the scenes don't really mean anything. George Cukor linesstoriesmean But I also directed Jack Barrymore and Ronald Colman and James Stewart, to name a few. George Cukor names It is reassuring for people to feel they have a boss, someone who knows the answers and has charted the course. George Cukor bossanswerspeople 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 perseverancecuttinggoes-on If I were very handsome, maybe I'd have been an actor. George Cukor maybeactorbeenhandsome If she was a victim of any kind, she was a victim of her friends. George Cukor hershefriendsvictim Anyone who looked at something special, in a very original way, makes you see it that way forever. George Cukor seeyouspecialway 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 greathappylifepeople 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 professionalcontrolmeideas 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 saynothinggreatlight From the director's point of view, it's infinitely easier to do violence than to do a good dramatic scene. George Cukor viewgoodpoint-of-viewviolence
