11 Quotes By Billy Wilder


The best director is the one you don't see.
Billy Wilder on best

You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.
Billy Wilder on dreams

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.
Billy Wilder on funny

Happiness is working with Jack Lemmon.
Billy Wilder on happiness

France is a place where the money falls apart in your hands but you can't tear the toilet paper.
Billy Wilder on money

France is the country where the money falls apart and you can't tear the toilet paper.
Billy Wilder on money

You have to have a dream so you can get up in the morning.
Billy Wilder on morning

Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award.
Billy Wilder on movies

He has Van Gogh's ear for music.
Billy Wilder on music

Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's.
Billy Wilder on trust

If you're going to tell people the truth, be funny or they'll kill you.
Billy Wilder on truth