Darryl Francis Zanuck movie quotes

“Television won't be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“When you get a sex story in biblical garb, you can open your own mint. ”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“Any of my indiscretions were with people, not actresses.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“I know audiences feed on crap, but I cannot believe we are so lacking that we cannot dish it up to them with some trace of originality.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“Public taste is an ascending spiral.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“There was only one boss I believed inand that was me.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“Take a chance and spend a million dollars and hope you're right.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“I decided to become a genius. Hollywood was full of 'yes-men', so I decided to become a 'no-man'.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“Only the first picture of a cycle really succeeds. All the imitators dwindle.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“We are in this business primarily to provide entertainment, but in doing so we do not dodge the issue if we can also provide enlightenment.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“The movies are the greatest political fact in the world today.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“If two men on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, both are useless.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“Stars don't make movies. Movies make stars.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck

“Don't say 'yes' until I finish talking.”
Darryl Francis Zanuck