Much as I disliked the un-American idea of marrying a lady with a dowry, I must admit that little Mrs. Godfrey’s little private income put everything in a faintly different light. Preston Sturges Read Quote
It is probably a very good thing for a boy to learn to live with enmity, as opposed to an atmosphere of love and affection, as it hardens him and gives him a taste of what he is going to run into later in life. Preston Sturges Read Quote
In ‘Remember the Night,’ love reformed her and corrupted him, which gave us the finely balanced moral that one man’s meat is another man’s poison. Preston Sturges Read Quote
It was actually the enormous risks I took with my pictures, skating right up to the edge of non-acceptance, that paid off so handsomely. Preston Sturges Read Quote
By the very nature of his art, which depends on invention and innovation, a story teller must depart from the beaten track and, having done so, occasionally startle and disagree with some of his associates. Healthy disagreement we must have. Preston Sturges Read Quote
I never write down to my audiences. I respect honest sentiment and honest pratfalls. Preston Sturges Read Quote
I thought for a month or so along the lines of what I call Monsieur Beaucaire in modern clothes. By that, I mean a hero who is believed by all to be a villain but who, in the end, is introduced as a man of great honor with a long list of decorations. Preston Sturges Read Quote
I compared pooh-poohers of the movies to the myopics who used to holler, ‘Get a horse!’ when an early automobile exploded by. Preston Sturges Read Quote
