Mankiewicz

Famous quotes containing the word mankiewicz:

    I’m a schoolteacher. That’s even worse than being an intellectual. Schoolteachers are not only comic, they’re often cold and hungry in this richest land on earth.
    —Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)

    Mrs. Finney: Can’t we have some peace in this house, even on New Year’s Eve?
    Sadie: You got it mixed up with Christmas. New Year’s Eve is when people go back to killing each other.
    —Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)

    Lora May: How do I look?
    Sadie: If I was you I’d show more of what I got. Maybe wear something with beads.
    Lora May: What I got don’t need beads.
    —Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)