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Michael Winner Quotes

1935–2013 England

England
Film directors
Film producers

Also known as: Michael winner, Winner, Michael

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11 quotes

A team effort is a lot of people, doing what I say.

I think the lesbians have come over with considerable dignity and you have come over as an arsehole.

I don't want to do something for the sake of it. I am prepared to wait. If I wait until I am buried, too bad.

If you’re dead, you're dead, so who cares.

There is no group of people on the planet more stupid than bankers. They should be called bonkers. Look at the famous banks that are suddenly losing billions, because they handed out loans like lunatics.

An OBE is what you get if you clean the toilets well at King's Cross station.

I think if I had my life again I would not be so utterly self-satisfied. (2004)

Money has no value unless it is spent. (undated)

So this is it: goodbye. I’ve been writing this column for nearly 20 years and I don’t want a carriage clock or a gold watch. I am trying to get rid of stuff, not collect it.

I think with less accomplished actors you often have to play tricks [...] You may actually want to upset them to make them look upset on the screen so they carry that forward.

I really don't care if I get anything or not. [...] I'm very glad that they recognise my considerable skills as a toilet cleaner.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Michael Winner (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.