Quotes by Gene Wilder

“A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.This was said by gene wilder ... what does it mean ?”

“Great art direction is NOT the same thing as great film direction!”

“Just watching them wrestle . . . they have that aura about them. Theyve been there, they know what is going on and they know how to take charge. They will be tough for any of us to defeat.”

“Woody makes a movie as if he were lighting 10,000 safety matches to illuminate a city. Each one is a little epiphany: topical, ethnic, or political.”

If youre not gonna tell the truth, then why start talking?

Its difficult to continue loving someone who shits on you.

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.

I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know Im on the right track. But yes, I dont like to get Maudlin. And I have a tendency towards it.

I dont mean to sound - I dont want it to come out funny, but I dont like show business. I love - I love acting in films. I love it.

I had a daughter and lost her a long while ago. Thats too sad a story to go into.

I know a lot of sad people who arent comedians.

Success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing. If you can enjoy it, its wonderful. If it starts eating away at you, and theyre waiting for more from me, or what can I do to top this, then youre in trouble. Just do what you love. Thats all I want to do.

I feel alone and safe in public.

I said something really stupid once. I told a friend that my mother was so beautiful, but my dad was ugly. My dad heard it and just laughed it off, but I felt guilty. It haunted me for years. I should never have said that.

“If youre not gonna tell the truth, then why start talking?”