Biography
Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died in New York, New York, USA
Otto Preminger Quotes
“Directing [Marilyn Monroe] was like directing Lassie. You need 14 takes to get each one of them right.”
“I’m not a Catholic, I’m a Jew - but I made the Cardinal. I’m not a senator - but I made Advise and Consent. I’m not a dope fiend - but I directed The Man With the Golden Arm. And I’m not a virgin - but I produced The Moon is Blue.”
“People always want to call it ‘the industry’. It’s not an industry now. It was.”
“With novelists, I don’t have to get on well. I buy the rights and then I create - with another writer. If a novelist wants to have a say about how his book is translated to the screen, he shouldn’t sell it!”
