Paw Prints TidBits
February 
2007
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The Paw Prints Web site is a collection of interesting and humorous trivia about people, animals, places and other "things". This issue of Paw Prints TidBits contains a short anecdote about Cecil B. DeMille, U.S. director, producer, writer, and actor. And in a salute to the Oscars, this month's sidebar contains some of the most famous movie lines ever spoken. If you have any comments or suggestions, don't hesitate to contact us.
Anecdote of the Month
Cecil B. DeMille (1881–1959)
A n e c d o t e . . .
When told that investors were becoming "concerned" about the rising cost of his film, DeMille replied:
"What do they want me to do? Stop now and release it as the The Five Commandments? Money should not be an object when creating a Bible epic."
B i o g r a p h i c a l . N o t e . . .
Biographical note: U.S. director, producer, writer, and actor. He is one of the most successful filmmakers of all time and was famous for his grand epics, including The Ten Commandments (1923 and 1956), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), and Cleopatra (1934). He championed the switch from short to feature-length films and is often credited with making Hollywood the motion picture capital of the world. He produced and directed 70 films and was involved in many more.
M o r e . I n f o r m a t i o n . . .
READ a short biography of Cecil B. DeMille. Browse through The Hollywood Studio Museum. Or find other books by and about Cecil DeMille for further reading.
Archives
Classic Movie Lines
Heard at the Movies
- "Hey, Ste-e-e-ll-a-a-a!"
— , Streetcar Named Desire (1951) - "As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry
again."
— , Gone With the Wind (1939) - "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to
take it anymore."
— , Network (1976) - "You talkin' to me?"
— , Taxi Driver (1976) - "They're heeere!"
— , Poltergeist (1982) - "They're baaaack!"
— , Poltergeist II (1986) - "Of all the gin joints in all the
towns in all the world, she walks into mine."
— , Casablanca (1942)