Herman J. Mankiewicz Quotes

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It's no trick to make a lot of money, if all you want is to make a lot of money.

Herman J. Mankiewicz

You provide the prose poems, I'll provide the war.

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Old age: It's the only disease you don't look forward to being cured of.

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Speaking of the idealized image of New York while sitting in a New York bar:

Oh, to be back in Hollywood, wishing I was back in New York.

Herman J. Mankiewicz

You're right, Mr. Thatcher. I did lose a million dollars last year. I expect to lose a million dollars this year. I expect to lose a million dollars next year. You know, Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of a million dollars a year, I'll have to close this place in sixty years.

Herman J. Mankiewicz

On Hollywood:

There are millions to be grabbed out here, and your only competition is idiots. Don't let this get around.

Herman J. Mankiewicz

On a Hollywood agent having had a swim in waters full of sharks:

I think that's what they call professional courtesy.

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Herman J. Mankiewicz

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Born: November 7, 1897

Died: March 5, 1953 (aged 55)

Bio: Herman Jacob Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter, who, with Orson Welles, wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane. Earlier, he was the Berlin correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and the drama critic for The New York Times and The New Yorker.

Known for:

Citizen Kane (1941)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Duck Soup (1933)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Horse Feathers (1932)

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