Are you people insane? I'm the director. I make the casting decisions around here.
– Ed Wood
He's too short, he's too... tall, he's... just not going to work.
– Ed Wood
It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller.
– Ed Wood
Mr. Reynolds, this is the acorn that will grow a great oak! I'll just get a double to finish his scenes, and we'll release it as Bela Lugosi's Final Film!
– Ed Wood
Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture.
– Ed Wood
Really? Worst film you ever saw. Well, my next one will be better. Hello. Hello.
– Ed Wood
This story's gonna grab people. It's about this guy, he's crazy about this girl, but he likes to wear dresses. Should he tell her? Should he not tell her? He's torn, Georgie. This is drama.
– Ed Wood
We are going to finish this picture just the way I want it... because you cannot compromise an artist's vision.
– Ed Wood
We shot ten minutes of the movie, and now we're looking for completion funds.
– Ed Wood
Well, I started thinking about what you were saying about how your movies need to make a profit. Now, what is the one thing, if you put it in a movie, it'll be successful?
– Ed Wood
What do you know? Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief?
– Ed Wood
Why if I had half a chance, I could make an entire movie using this stock footage. The story opens on these mysterious explosions. Nobody knows what's causing them, but it's upsetting all the buffalo. So, the military are called in to solve the mystery.
– Ed Wood
Yes, but if you take that crap and put a star in it, then you've got something.