Gene Wilder was born on June 11, 1933.
He is an American comedian, writer, and actor. He is famous for his role in the musical fantasy movie 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory' (1971) as Willy Wonka.
He also worked with Richard Pryor on the movies 'Another You', 'Silver Streak', and 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil'. He also worked with Mel Brooks on the movies 'The Producers', 'Blazing Saddles', and 'Young Frankenstein'. Born Jerome Silberman, he changed his name to Gene Wilder because he felt that 'Jerome Silberman In Macbeth' did not sound right.
Gene Wilder Quotes On Entrepreneurship
Perspectives of Entrepreneurship through Gene Wilder quotes.
"I never used to believe in fate. I used to think you make your own life and then you call it fate. That’s why I call it irony."
"So my idea of neurotic is spending too much time trying to correct a wrong. When I feel that I’m doing that, then I snap out of it."
"I didn’t set out to shock. I said, ‘Just tell the truth’ and see how it comes out. I used to be a milksop, beat around the bush, not speak frankly. Now everyone says, ‘Don’t ask Gene, because he’ll tell you.’ "
— March 17, 2005, https://www.newsweek.com/gene-wilder-interview-114905, Brian Braiker.
"I started writing, just casually writing, the ironies in my life—the strange accidents that turned the corner of where my life was going to."
"On stage or in the movies I could do whatever I wanted to. I was free."
"Well, you know, success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing. If you can enjoy it, it’s wonderful. If it starts eating away at you and they’re waiting for more from me, or what can I do to top this, then you’re in trouble. Just do what you love. That’s all I want to do."
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius!"
Gene Wilder Quotes From Movies
Here we have some famous quotes from the movie of Gene wilder.
"The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last."
— Willy Wonka , 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"A little nonsense, now and then, is relished by the wisest men."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Oh, you should never, never, doubt what nobody is sure about."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Try some more. The strawberries taste like strawberries."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"The snozzberries taste like snozzberries."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Because that pipe doesn’t go to the marshmallow room, it goes to the fudge room!"
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"[My shoe] gives it a little kick."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Now, don’t get excited. Don’t lose your head, Augustus. We don’t want anybody to lose that."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"If the good lord intended us to walk, he never would’ve invented roller skates."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Bubbles, bubbles everywhere, but not a drop to drink...yet."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you’ll be free if you truly wish to be."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Impossible, my dear lady! That’s absurd! Unthinkable!"
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"I’m sorry, but all questions must be submitted in writing."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"It happens every time, they all become blueberries."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"No, no, don’t speak. For some moments in life there are no words."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Time is a precious thing. Never waste it."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"No other factory in the world mixes its chocolate by waterfall… But it’s the only way if you want it just right."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Well, fortunately, small boys are extremely springy and elastic. So I think we’ll put him in my special taffy-pulling machine. That should do the trick."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"All I ask is a tall ship and a star to sail her by. All aboard, everybody."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Where is fancy bred? In the heart or in the head?"
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Hm… well, I think that furnace is only lit every other day, so they have a good sporting chance, haven’t they?"
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"A whangdoodle would eat ten Oompa-Loompas for breakfast and come galloping back for a second helping."
― Roald Dahl, 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' (2005).
"So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"There’s no earthly way of knowing which direction we are going."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Want to change the world? There’s nothing to it."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Oh, you have questions? Let me drop everything."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Invention is 93% perspiration 6% inspiration 3% perspiration and 2% butter scotch ripple."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Is it my soul that calls upon my name?"
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"But Charlie, don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted. He lived happily ever after."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Wrong! It’s the most amazing, fabulous, sensational gum in the whole world!"
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"This little piece of gum is a three-course dinner."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"You really shouldn’t mumble. because I can’t understand a word you’re saying."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"We have so much time and so little to see."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
"Well, my name is Jim, but most people call me ... Jim."
— Jim, 'Blazing Saddles', 1974.
"So shines a good deed in a weary world."
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
Funny Gene Wilder Quotes
You will see these quotes here that Gene Wilder had a good sense of humor.
"I’m funny on camera sometimes. In life, once in a while. Once in a while."
"I’m not very funny in real life. I used to want to be a comedian when I was 13, 14, 15, till I saw 'Death Of A Salesman' with Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock."
"I love acting, especially if it’s a fantasy of some kind, where it’s not just realistic, it’s not naturalism."
"If the physical thing you're doing is funny, you don't have to act funny while doing it...Just be real and it will be funnier."
"I know a lot of sad people who aren't comedians."
"We all grew up on movies with scenes where the actor is lying, and you know he's lying, but he wants to make sure you know it's a lie, and so he overacts and all but winks at you, and everybody in the world except for the girl he's talking to knows he's lying."
"When I’m not working on something, I seem to go through periods of depression. It helps to keep busy."
"I want to do what I can lend my talents to, but I want it to be as a human being and not as a two-dimensional character. "
"So my idea of neurotic is spending too much time trying to correct a wrong. When I feel that I’m doing that, then I snap out of it. "
"I never used to believe in fate. I used to think you make your own life, and then you call it fate. "
"What did you expect? Welcome, sonny? Make yourself at home? Marry my daughter? You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West."
— Jim, 'Blazing Saddles', 1974.
"If you’re not gonna tell the truth, then why start talking?"
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men. This was said by gene wilder … what does it mean?"
"I write funny. If I can make my wife laugh, I know I'm on the right track. But yes, I don't like to get Maudlin. And I have a tendency towards it."
"I want a bigger cell! With better ventilation!"
— Skip Donahue, 'Stir Crazy', 1980.
"It’s all there, black and white, clear as crystal! You stole fizzy lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and sterilized, so you get nothing! You lose! Good day, sir!"
— Willy Wonka, 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', 1971.
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Gene Wilder Quotes On Imagination
Imagination keeps us going, and these Gene wilder quotes display the colorful nature of imagination.
"Success is a terrible thing and a wonderful thing. If you can enjoy it, it's wonderful. If it starts eating away at you, and they're waiting for more from me, or what can I do to top this, then you're in trouble. Just do what you love. That's all I want to do."
"Which one of us, anywhere in the world, doesn't yearn to be believed when the audience is watching?"
"I've had a very good life and a very good career. I have no regrets."
"The world is not based on fairness. Human beings can rise to fairness, can administer something that makes it fair or just. But that's not God."
"Pride is not the worst of sins. In fact, it's one of the most interesting ones."
"As they say in Corsica... Goodbye!"
"So shines a good deed... in a weary world."
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men. This was said by gene wilder ... what does it mean ?"
"The suspense is terrible. I hope it'll last."
"I never thought of it as God. I didn't know what to call it. I don't believe in devils, but demons I do because everyone at one time or another has some kind of a demon, even if you call it by another name, that drives them."
"Don't put the sheep on the table."
"I've become pretty philosophical about a lot of things, including death. It doesn't get to me."
"I was so afraid to feel free to enjoy my own life if my mother was sick and suffering every day of hers. I didn't think I had the right."
"That's all I wanted: for someone to look at me and listen to me, but in some beautiful and artistic way."
"You're fooled by the applause into thinking that they love me, they really, really love me. Actors fall into this trap if they missed being loved for who they really were and not for what they could do."
"To match the shoes with the jacket is fey. To match the shoes with the hat is taste."
"My basic mistake in 'The World's Greatest Lover' was that I made the leading character a neurotic kook and sent him to Hollywood. I should have made him a perfectly normal, sane, ordinary person, and sent him to Hollywood. The audience identifies with the lead character."
"I like writing books. I'd rather be at home with my wife. I can write, take a break, come out, have a glass of tea, and go back in and write some more. It's not so bad. I am really lucky."
"I like - it's not that I want to be someone different from me, but I suppose it partly is that. I love creating a character in a fantastical situation, like Dr. Frankenstein, like Leo Bloom, a little caterpillar who blossoms into a butterfly. I love that."
"My favorite author is Anton Chekhov, not so much for the plays but for his short stories, and I think he was really my tutor."
"Great art direction is NOT the same thing as great film direction!"
"What do actors really want? To be great actors? Yes, but you can't buy talent, so it's best to leave the word 'great' out of it. I think to be believed, onstage or onscreen, is the one hope that all actors share."
"When you please your mother by doing something, it gives you confidence that you can please other people."
