Top 17 Quotes by Sidney Buchman

About Sidney Buchman

These are some quotes by American author Sidney Buchman Writer, who lived between March 27, 1902 and August 23, 1975.

I have always been opposed to illegal changes of our Government or the overthrow of its institutions, whether by force or other illegal means. I have always believed in the democratic processes.

I have always been opposed to illegal changes of our Government or the overthrow of its institutions, whether by force or other illegal means. I have always believed in the democratic processes.

Sidney Buchman

Capra's great passion was Dickens. As soon as he had some money, he bought some of the rarest and most extraordinary editions of Dickens's work, and he was very proud of his collection.

Capra's great passion was Dickens. As soon as he had some money, he bought some of the rarest and most extraordinary editions of Dickens's work, and he was very proud of his collection.

Sidney Buchman

I told you, the dopes are gonna inherit the earth anyway.

I told you, the dopes are gonna inherit the earth anyway.

Sidney Buchman

Riskin went into directing and made a film with Cary Grant which applied to the letter all the ideas which had made his comedies famous. It had everything except that little something - and the film was a failure.

Sidney Buchman

If there were no mystery left to explore life would get rather dull, wouldn't it?

If there were no mystery left to explore life would get rather dull, wouldn't it?

Sidney Buchman

Hollywood as a whole has recently been made aware of the Negro's true position in America and our responsibility toward the subject.

Hollywood as a whole has recently been made aware of the Negro's true position in America and our responsibility toward the subject.

Sidney Buchman

In the morning, Capra would arrive with twenty-or-so pages in which he'd written down all of his ideas. Most were terrible, then all of a sudden there would be one which was astounding.

In the morning, Capra would arrive with twenty-or-so pages in which he'd written down all of his ideas. Most were terrible, then all of a sudden there would be one which was astounding.

Sidney Buchman

I have seen the face of this country change in 25 years or 30 years. I have seen a equalization begin to develop - in inheritance laws, tax laws, laws for favoring trade unions, protecting them, and so forth. All these are social changes.

Sidney Buchman

Capra always wanted a screenwriter with him, even on the soundstage. The writer had to be there at his side.

Capra always wanted a screenwriter with him, even on the soundstage. The writer had to be there at his side.

Sidney Buchman

To begin to know the philosophy of socialism, in backward countries where the class differences are great, very great, and terribly exaggerated over the conditions we know in this country, to overcome this, the theory of revolution, of force and violence, was necessary within those political conditions. It couldn't be anything else.

Sidney Buchman

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