I’ve become pretty philosophical about a lot of things, including death. It doesn’t get to me. Gene Wilder Read Quote
I like writing books. I’d rather be at home with my wife. I can write, take a break, come out, have a glass of tea, give my wife a kiss, and go back in and write some more. It’s not so bad. I am really lucky. Gene Wilder Read Quote
I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I’m on the right track. But yes, I don’t like to get Maudlin. And I have a tendency towards it. Gene Wilder Read Quote
What good is a character who’s always winking at the audience to let them in on the secret? Gene Wilder Read Quote
I love the art of acting, and I love film, because you always have another chance if you want it. You know, if we – if this isn’t going well, you can’t say – well, you could say – let’s stop. Let’s start over again, Gene, because you were too nervous. Gene Wilder Read Quote
When I was in desperate trouble for maybe eight or nine years, I went to a neuropsychiatrist. Gene Wilder Read Quote
I’m stopped by mothers who say, ‘Mr. Wilder, what advice would you give to my young boy? He’s really talented.’ Gene Wilder Read Quote
My basic mistake in ‘The World’s Greatest Lover’ was that I made the leading character a neurotic kook and sent him to Hollywood. I should have made him a perfectly normal, sane, ordinary person, and sent him to Hollywood. The audience identifies with the lead character. Gene Wilder Read Quote
I don’t want to do ‘Hamlet.’ I don’t want to do Robert Redford roles or Mel Gibson roles or Kevin Costner roles, because I’m not going to be good at them. Gene Wilder Read Quote