Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch

I've been to Paris France and I've been to Paris Paramount. Paris Paramount is better.

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch

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.

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch

In Hollywood we acquire the finest novels in order to smell the leather bindings.

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch

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

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch

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

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch

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

Ernst Lubitsch
Ernst Lubitsch

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.