What Price Hollywood? (1932)

Gregory Ratoff: Julius Saxe

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Quotes 

• Mary Evans : Her I am sir.

  [Mary enters the projection room] 

  Julius Saxe : Hello. Hmmm hmmm hmmm. Let me look at you. Fine. Gentlemen. Sit down. Well, what's your name?

  Mary Evans : Mary Evans.

  Julius Saxe : Mary Evans? No Good. We'll change it.

  Max Carey : Mary's a grand old name Saxey.

  Julius Saxe : Alright, we'll keep it. Well Mary. I tell you what I do. I'll give you a contract, a long term contract for seven years. I'll give you the first year 100, the second year 200. A week! The third year 300 and so on until in seven years you make a million dollars.

  Mary Evans : Oh that would be wonderful!

  Julius Saxe : Mrs. Spiegel, get mama on the phone. I want to tell her I have discovered a new star.

  Max Carey : Who discovered a new star?

  Julius Saxe : Alright. Maximillian Carey discovered a new star.

  Max Carey : You're welcome.

• Mary Evans : I'm in pictures. Mr. Carey I'm in pictures!

  Max Carey : Well don't blame me.

  Julius Saxe : Goodbye Mary. I want to talk to you Maxie.

  Mary Evans : Goodbye Mr. Saxe. Goodbye Mr. Carey. Thank you!

  [Mary turns and walks to the projector room's exit door] 

  Max Carey : Goodbye Mary. Be careful about your options.

• Julius Saxe : You authors should be able to tell a story in fifty words. If you cannot tell it in fifty words, it isn't a good story. The whole story of creation was told in 300 words in the Book of Genesis.

  Max Carey : "Genesis" - there's a guy you should sign up.

• Julius Saxe : Carey I like you. You're a fine director Carey.

  Max Carey : Alright, what have I done now?

  Julius Saxe : Now see I'll tell you. Carey you are slipping. All the time with the "but". All the time you are drunk. No longer do you care whether the scenes are good. No longer do you care whether the scene is being wasted. All the time retakes. All the time over schedule.

  Max Carey : Alright. Now let's see, who do we get to replace me?

  Julius Saxe : Now listen. I'm saying that to you for your own good. You're even losing your memory with this drinking business. You're getting crazy. It's no good. You've got to stop it. Look here, five years ago you were ten years ahead of it and now you're not quite even with it. And what's the answer? Whiskey!

  Max Carey : You're right. What the picture business needs is white wines and beers!

  Julius Saxe : Ahhhhhh!

• Max Carey : Well what's the riot about? Hello Mary, anything new?

  Julius Saxe : It's going to be terrific! Weddings are my speciality!

  Max Carey : Wedding? What wedding?

  Mary Evans : Mine. Darling aren't you going to congratulate me?

  Max Carey : What for? It'll never last.

  Lonny Borden : What won't last?

  Max Carey : My liver and a movie star's marriage.

  Mary Evans : We know your liver won't last darling!

• Mary Evans : Mr. Saxe, do we have to do this story?

  Julius Saxe : What's wrong with it?

  Mary Evans : Well, I have a baby. I don't think I should have a baby in every picture I do.

  Julius Saxe : Well, maybe this baby is different. You are getting married first.

• Max Carey : Well, I tell you, you produce one more mythical kingdom story and you're going to be a mythical producer. Now, you either throw that in the ash can or get some other boob to direct it.

  Julius Saxe : I don't know any other boob.