Otto Preminger

“What is a star? It is an actor that the public is interested in seeing. But the public is interested in seeing him in a certain type of part.”

“To be a director you must be a dictator, a politician, and a psychiatrist.”

“Censorship is the tool of those who have the need to hide actualities from themselves and from others.”

“The only way to direct a film is to be a tyrant.”

“I'm not a controversial person. It's just that I'm not afraid of the truth.”

“I regard myself as a craftsman. I don't have any messages to give. I am a filmmaker.”

“I do not welcome advice from actors, they are here to act.”

“Asking an actor to drive a car is like asking a baby to play with a machine gun.”

“I have no respect for the audience. I have contempt for it.”

“The moment I have a script in my hand, I am the boss.”

“I don't have a favorite film. I love them all, you know. I love them all. Even the ones that were not successful.”