Cecil B. DeMille quotes

Cecil B. DeMille was an American film director and producer, famous for his epic Hollywood productions. Many of his works are regarded as classics that defined early American cinema. He helped shape the movie industry with his grand storytelling and innovative techniques. Here are 10 of his quotes:

Creativity is a drug I cannot live without. (Cecil B. DeMille)

Give me any two pages of the Bible and I'll give you a picture.

Cecil B. DeMille

The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly.

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It is impossible for us to break the law. We can only break ourselves against the law.

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Every time I make a picture the critics' estimate of American public taste goes down ten percent.

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The public is always right.

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There can be no liberty without the law.

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What I have crossed out I didn't like. What I haven't crossed out I'm dissatisfied with.

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Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai... but he has never improved on God's law.

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As a boy, I used to look upon the hieroglyphics as so many wonderful pictures.

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Occupation: American Producer
Born: August 12, 1881
Died: January 21, 1959
Quotes count: 10

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