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Joseph L. Mankiewicz quotes

American Writer February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993

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Joseph L. Mankiewicz quote: "The difference between life and the movies is that a script..."
The difference between life and the movies is that a script has to make sense, and life doesn't. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
There is no such thing as realistic dialogue. If you [simply recorded] the real conversation of any people and played it back from the stage, it would be impossible to listen to. It would be redundant . . . . The good dialogue writer is the one who can give you the impression of real speech. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz quote: "Remind me to tell you about the time I looked into the heart..."
Remind me to tell you about the time I looked into the heart of an artichoke. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz quote: "I've been in on the beginning, the rise, peak, collapse and..."
I've been in on the beginning, the rise, peak, collapse and end of the talking picture. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz quote: "There's nothing as real as money."
There's nothing as real as money. Joseph L. 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
Joseph L. Mankiewicz quote: "All playwrights should be dead for three hundred years."
All playwrights should be dead for three hundred years. Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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