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
In Hollywood, a starlet is the name for any woman under thirty who is not actively employed in a brothel. Ben Hecht activelybrothelemploy Change image and share on social
Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat. Ben Hecht hatlovemagician 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
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
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
I discovered early in my movie work that a movie is never any better than the stupidest man connected with it. There are times when this distinction may be given to the writer or director. Most often it belongs to the producer. Ben Hecht belongconnectdirector 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
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
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
