You could name the great stars of the silent screen who were finished… — Ernst Lubitsch

You could name the great stars of the silent screen who were finished; the great directors gone; the great title writers who were washed up. But remember this, as long as you live: the producers didn't lose a man. They all made the switch. That's where the great talent is.

Ernst LubitschDirector · German · 1892 – 1947

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