You don’t send a man to his death because you want a hero.
About Paddy Chayefsky
Sidney Aaron “Paddy” Chayefskywas an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for writing both adapted and original screenplays.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)
You don’t send a man to his death because you want a hero.
American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)
Artists don’t talk about art. Artists talk about work. If I have anything to say to young writers, it’s stop thinking of writing as art. Think of it as work.
American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)
I’m a man without a corporation.
American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)
It’s always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it’s always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades.
American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)
God save us from people who do the morally right thing. It’s always the rest of us who get broken in half.
American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)
You British plundered half the world for your own profit. Let’s not pass it off as the Age of Enlightenment.
American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (1923-1981)