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Louis B. Mayer Quotes

The idea of a star being born is bushwa. A star is created, carefully and cold-bloodily, built up from nothing, from nobody. Age, beauty, talent, least of all talent, has nothing to do with it. We could make silk purses

The idea of a star being born is bushwa. A star is created, carefully and cold-bloodily, built up from nothing, from nobody. Age, beauty, talent, least of all talent, has nothing to do with it. We could make silk purses out of sows' ears every day of the week.

Louis B. Mayer
Stars, Ideas, Age

Well, do anything, if you do something right, we'll use it, and if you do something wrong, we'll fix it, but do something and do it now.

Louis B. Mayer
Use, Wells, Ifs

You know how I'm smart? I got people around me who know more than I do.

Louis B. Mayer
Smart, People, Know How
"Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies". 2001 edition,

Be smart, but never show it.

Louis B. Mayer
Smart, Cinema, Modesty
"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

I will only make pictures that I won't be ashamed to have my children see.

Louis B. Mayer
Children, My Children, Ashamed
"Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies". 2001 edition,

America must remain, at any cost, the custodian of freedom, human dignity and economic security. The United States must be strong, so that no nation may dare attack.

Louis B. Mayer
Strong, America, Custodians

The number one book of the ages was written by a committee, and it was called The Bible.

Louis B. Mayer
Book, Numbers, Age
"Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies". 2001 edition,

Nothing matters. Nothing matters.

Louis B. Mayer
Dying, Matter, Nothing Matters

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