"Every screenwriter worthy of the name has already directed his film when he has written his script."
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Quoted in Leslie Halliwell, Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, 15th edition (Harper Collins, 2003, , p. 312
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was a Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer.
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