Billy Wilder

The Austrians are brilliant people. They made the world believe that Hitler was a German and Beethoven an Austrian.

Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.

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

I was good at being a doctor; my patients liked me. At times people trust you with things they wouldn't tell their spouses. It was a real privilege.

Israel fights back, which is very much at odds with the Jewish instinct to discuss and deconstruct everything until action itself seems senseless.

As a young boy, I did a lot of foolish things. I made a lot of mistakes. And you live and learn.