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Well, there's no question that a good script is an absolutely essential, maybe the essential thing for a movie.


Sydney Pollack

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SYDNEY SMITH That knuckle-end of England--that land of Calvin, oat-cakes, and sulphur.
SYDNEY SMITH I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the Lords to stop the progress of reform, rem...
SYDNEY SMITH Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that...
SYDNEY SMITH The lens is the actor's best critic... showing his mind more clearly than on the stage. You can ...
SYDNEY GREENSTREET It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within him.
SYDNEY SMITH Whatever you are from nature, keep to it; never desert your own line of talent. Be what nature inten...
SYDNEY SMITH I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave.
SYDNEY SMITH My living in Yorkshire was so far out of the way, that it was actually twelve miles from a lemon.
SYDNEY SMITH Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of ex...
SYDNEY SMITH A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good co...
SYDNEY SMITH The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact ...
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