I have always wondered why the movie industry was so firmly persuaded that the original author could be of no possible help in the case of a remake or any other change in a work. Preston Sturges authorcasechange Change image and share on social
Our gymnasium was remarkable and had more stuff in it than one could dream up in a nightmare. Furthermore, every boy had to use every piece of it during gymnasium class. Preston Sturges boyclassdream Change image and share on social
Paris Singer had vastly more to do with shaping my character than Mother had; although Mother made innumerable sacrifices for me, and Paris Singer made none. I wanted to be like him. Preston Sturges characterinnumerablemake Change image and share on social
I am quite sure that a little man who braves ridicule to improve the lot of his fellow men, and is thanked by their jibes, is an interesting character. Preston Sturges bravecharacterfellow Change image and share on social
For a southern belle, my grandmother was remarkably modern. She threw my grandfather out, for one thing - some kind of argument about bourbon whiskey - shortly after the birth of their third child, and then went back to school to get herself a teaching certificate. Preston Sturges argumentbackbelle share on social
Of the Sturges family, much more is known than is available about poor Irish immigrants and obscure Scottish-English settlers around Rochester. Preston Sturges englishfamilyimmigrant Change image and share on social
If I can't find real situations that interest me in real life, then I'll go and write them in play form. Preston Sturges findforminterest Change image and share on social
The hook is a word or an idea spoken by one character which gives the next character something to hook onto when he responds or, like a trapeze artist, gives him something to swing from on his way to another point of view. Preston Sturges artistcharacterhook share on social
You can't go around the theatres handing out cards saying, 'It isn't my fault'. You go onto the next one. Preston Sturges cardfaulthand Change image and share on social
Directing was easy for me because I was a writer director and did all my directing when I wrote the screenplay. Preston Sturges directdirectoreasy Change image and share on social
