George Cukor

It never occurred to me that I could live in California. Now I can't imagine living anywhere else. ”

I choose my actors well and get to know the quirks of their personalities - and, most of all, I share humor with them. Then I keep my eyes open when they rehearse and perform, because you never know where the next stimulation comes from. ”

I don't think you can teach people how to be funny. You can make suggestions about how to speak a line or get a laugh, but it has to be in them. ”

Give me a good script, and I'll be a hundred times better as a director. ”

I work through the actors, and the more successful I am, the less my work is apparent. ”