Famous quotes containing the word wilder:
“You want to know who killed Dietrichson? Hold tight to that cheap cigar of yours, Keyes. I killed Dietrichson. Me, Walter Neff. Insurance salesman. Thirty-five-years old. Unmarried. No visible scars. Till a while ago, that is. Yes, I killed him. Killed him for money, and for a woman. I didnt get the money, and, I didnt get the woman.”
—Billy Wilder (b. 1906)
“Never support two weaknesses at the same time. Its your combination sinnersyour lecherous liars and your miserly drunkardswho dishonor the vices and bring them into bad repute.”
—Thornton Wilder (18971975)
“Hes leaving Germany by special request of the Nazi government. First he sends a dispatch about Danzig and how 10,000 German tourists are pouring into the city every day with butterfly nets in their hands and submachine guns in their knapsacks. They warn him right then. What does he do next? Goes to a reception at von Ribbentropfs and keeps yelling for gefilte fish!”
—Billy Wilder (b. 1906)