Whatever simplicity I’ve achieved in writing, I think I owe most of it to Jean Renoir and Hemingway: simple, declarative sentences. I’ve read some very good writers, but the sentences were so long that I’ve forgotten what the point was. Gene Wilder Read Quote
If there’s an audience, I think they’re going to expect me to be funny. But what if I’m not funny? What if I fail? Gene Wilder Read Quote
Success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing. If you can enjoy it, it’s wonderful. If it starts eating away at you, and they’re waiting for more from me, or what can I do to top this, then you’re in trouble. Just do what you love. That’s all I want to do. Gene Wilder Read Quote
I trust if your life is right, the right things will happen at the right time. If the chords are in harmony inside, I think other things will happen in the same way. That sounded highfalutin’ to me once, but I believe it now. Gene Wilder Read Quote
I want to do what I can lend my talents to, but I want it to be as a human being and not as a two-dimensional character. Gene Wilder Read Quote
When I’m not working on something, I seem to go through periods of depression. It helps to keep busy. Gene Wilder Read Quote
If something comes along that’s really good, and I think I would be good for it, I’d be happy to do it. But not too many came along. I mean, they came along for the first, I don’t know, 15, 18 films, but I didn’t do that many. But then I didn’t want to do the kind of junk I was seeing. Gene Wilder Read Quote
Mel Brooks is one of the few authentic geniuses working in comedy in America today. Gene Wilder Read Quote
The thing I love about making movies is the peace of mind that I know I don’t have to be perfect the first time. I can be perfect the second time or the third time. Gene Wilder Read Quote