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I discovered early in my movie work that a movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it. There are times when this distinction may be given to the writer or director. Most often it belongs to the producer.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Any Belongs Better Connected Director Discovered Distinction Early Given Man May Most Movie Never Often Producer Stupidest Than Times Work Writer

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There are millions of Americans who belong by nature in movie theaters as they belong at political rallies or in fortuneteller parlors and on the shoot-the-chutes. To these millions, the movies are a sort of boon - a gaudier version of religion.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: American Belong Boon Millions Movie Movies Nature Political Rallies Religion Sort Theaters Version Who

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In pre-movie days, the business of peddling lies about life was spotty and unorganized. It was carried on by the cheaper magazines, dime novels, the hinterland preachers and whooping politicians.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: About Business Carried Cheaper Days Dime Lies Life Magazines Novels Politicians Preachers

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Of the 60 movies I wrote, more than half were written in two weeks or less.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Half Less More Movies Than Two Two Weeks Weeks Were Written Wrote

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The German mass murder of the Jews... brought my Jewishness to the surface.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Brought German Jews Mass Surface

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A movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Any Better Connected Man Movie Never Stupidest Than

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Out of the thousand writers huffing and puffing through movieland, there are scarcely fifty men and women of wit and talent... Yet, in a curious way, there is not much difference between the product of a good writer and a bad one. They both have to toe the same mark.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Bad Bad One Between Both Curious Difference Fifty Good Good Writer Mark Men Men And Women Much Out Product Same Scarcely Talent Thousand Through Toe Way Wit Women Writer Writers

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Since my boyhood, I have sought always to please, but out of a kindness in me, never out of fear or respect for what was in others.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Always Boyhood Fear Kindness Me Never Others Out Please Respect Since Sought

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: February 28th, 1894

Died: April 18th, 1964

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