John Huston Quotes (15 Quotes)

I like when scoring conditions are good and the weather's good. I think you just kind of tee off and see what the course gives you, hopefully take advantage of it.

Other than one putt, I made just about every putt that I should have made today,

Talk to them about things they don't know. Try to give them an inferiority complex. If the actress is beautiful, screw her. If she isn't, present her with a valuable painting she will not understand. If they insist on being boring, kick their asses or twist their noses. And that's about all there is to it.

What to do when inspiration doesn't come; be careful not to spook, get the wind up, force things into position. You must wait around until the idea comes.

The directing of a picture involves coming out of your individual loneliness and taking a controlling part in putting together a small world. A picture is made. You put a frame around it and move on. And one day you die. That is all there is to it.

I don't try to guess what a million people will like. It's hard enough to know what I like.

It's not color, it's like pouring 40 tablespoons of sugar water over a roast.

After all, crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor.

And for whatever reason, I just don't putt like I used to. I think everything feeds off of that. You make some putts, all of a sudden, your swing starts feeling better.

Hollywood has always been a cage... a cage to catch our dreams.

I think if I had more time or if I were young, working with them would be a great thing,

I hit the ball out there far enough to compete, but you've got to putt, ... I've missed so many short putts. That was always the strength of my game. It kills any kind of momentum you might have. I never used to miss any short birdie putts. I always converted the ones I should have made. I don't do that any more. It wears on you mentally.

I guess I decided I wasn't ready to give up on the game yet. So I just decided the best way to go about getting myself back into a better position would be to just start playing every week.

I prefer to think that God is not dead, just drunk.

You walk through a series of arches, so to speak, and then, presently, at the end of a corridor, a door opens and you see backward through time, and you feel the flow of time, and realize you are only part of a great nameless procession.