Billy Wilder, quoted in: John Mason (2000), Know Your Limits-Then Ignore Them, p. 76.
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Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's.
— Billy Wilder on Instinct
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About Billy Wilder
Samuel "Billy" Wilder (22 June 1906 – 27 March 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films.
About Billy Wilder
Samuel "Billy" Wilder (22 June 1906 – 27 March 2002) was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films.
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