Ernst Lubitsch

There are a thousand ways to point a camera, but really only one.

Nobody should try to play comedy unless they have a circus going on inside.

You could name the great stars of the silent screen who were finished; the great directors gone; the great title writers who were washed up. But remember this, as long as you live: the producers didn't lose a man. They all made the switch. That's where the great talent is.

I let the audience use their imaginations. Can I help it if they misconstrue my suggestions?

I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his work is up to his standard.