Preston Sturges > Quotes

“When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again.”
― Preston Sturges

“That's one of the tragedies of this life - that the men who are most in need of a beating up are always enormous.”
― Preston Sturges

“The most incredible thing about my career is that I had one.”
― Preston Sturges

“You know, Maude . . . somebody meeting you for the first time -- not knowing you were cracked -- might get the wrong impression of you.”
― Preston Sturges

“Film is the greatest educational medium the world has ever known.”
― Preston Sturges, Sullivan's Travels

“THE POLITICIAN
If it wasn't for graft, you'd get a very low type of people in politics. Men without ambition. Jellyfish!

CATHERINE
Especially since you can't rob the people anyway.

THE POLITICIAN
Sure...How was that?

CATHERINE
What you rob, you spend. And what you spend goes back to the people. So where's the robbery? I read that in one of my father's books.

THE POLITICIAN
That book should be in every home!”
― Preston Sturges

“This is the story of two men who met in a banana republic. One of them never did anything dishonest in his life except for one crazy minute. The other never did anything honest in his life except for one crazy minute. ”
― Preston Sturges

“JEAN
I need him like the axe needs the turkey.

HARRINGTON
Don't be vulgar, Jean. Let us be crooked, but never common.”
― Preston Sturges

“JEAN
Boy, would I like to see you give some old harpie the three in one!

COLONEL
Don't be vulgar, Jane. Let us be crooked, but never common. ”
― Preston Sturges

“GERRY
I would step on your face!

HACKENSACKER
That's quite all right, I rather enjoyed it.

GERRY
Twice!

HACKENSACKER
You made quite an impression. ”
― Preston Sturges