The Wit & Wisdom Of The Movies

Everything from classic movie dialogue to ridiculous gushings from the awards stage "It's going to be a long night. And I don't like the book I started." -Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest "Someone has stolen the cork out of my lunch!" -W. C. Fields on the set of My Little Chickadee, according to Mae West "If you see a man come through a doorway, it means nothing. If you see him coming through a window, that is at once interesting." -Billy Wilder "That is a babe! She makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb the rope in gym-class." -Dana Carvey as Garth in Wayne's World A bizarre mix of myth and myopia, the movies are a source of wonderful wit and wisdom rarely offered by real life; the scriptwriter has an opportunity to utter all those witty things we're never quick enough to say. These memorable quotes come from both on- and off-screen, made in both good taste in bad. They cover the stars, the directors, Hollywood excess, celebrity life, and more.