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 businesscarrycheap Change image and share on social
I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt. Ben Hecht almbeggarenvy share on social
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 americanbelongboon share on social
Chicago is a sort of journalistic Yellowstone Park, offering haven to a last herd of fantastic bravos. Ben Hecht bravochicagofantastic Change image and share on social
Producers are men who will keep their heads in the noisy presence of writers and directors and not be carried away by art in any of its subversive guises. Their task is to guard against the unusual. They are the trusted loyalists of cliche. Ben Hecht artcarrycliche share on social
What better is there to sigh for than happiness, yesterday's or tomorrow's. Ben Hecht happinesssightomorrow Change image and share on social
I have lived in other cities but been inside of only one. I once wore all the windows of Chicago and all its doorways on a key ring. Salons, mansions, alleys, courtrooms, depots, factories, hotels, police cells, the lake front, the rooftops and the sidewalks were my haberdashery. Ben Hecht alleycellchicago share on social
Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required no more effort than a game of pinochle. Ben Hecht doubleeffortgame Change image and share on social
The German mass murder of the Jews... brought my Jewishness to the surface. Ben Hecht bringgermanjew Change image and share on social
Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away. Ben Hecht circusmovepack Change image and share on social