7 Billy Wilder Quotes for You to Enjoy

Over the years, if you look at the films of people like Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, their supporting characters, even if it's a doorman with two lines, always seem three-dimensional. To me, that's a sign of good storytelling. Bonnie Hunt

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I knew Billy Wilder socially and would have loved to work with him. Clint Eastwood

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Any story that Billy Wilder told, you can tell in a Western. Lawrence Kasdan

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I know that this sounds grand, but I don't try to compete with other people. I like to think there's enough pie for everyone. The kind of people I'm competing with are my heroes - Woody Allen, Billy Wilder - who I know I'm going to fall short of. Stephen Merchant

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First off, I love Woody Allen. His early movies, like 'Hannah and Her Sisters,' are incredible. I also love anything by Billy Wilder, Ron Howard and John Hughes. I really grew up on the Hughes films, which are the ones I go back and watch all the time, just to see how they were put together. Tim Story

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