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He published a memoir about his professional life in Hollywood, Adventures in the Screen Trade (1983), which summed up the entertainment industry in the opening sentence of the book, "Nobody knows anything."
Nov 16, 2018 · William Goldman, the Oscar-winning writer of screenplays for “All the President’s Men” and “ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ” who died on Friday, coined the best line in the history of...
Nov 16, 2018 · He had gravitas and approachability. His axiom, “Nobody knows anything,” is one of the most oft-repeated phrases in the movie business, a linguistic cheat for “We fucked this up.”
- Sean Fennessey
From Marathon Man and Butch Cassiday and the Sundance Kid, to the much-loved The Princess Bride, Academy Award-winning screenwriter and novelist William Goldman has lit up the big screen for over half a century, winning him a special place in the hearts of many.
Nov 19, 2018 · (“Nobody knows anything.” “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”) [Read our obituary of William Goldman.]
Apr 6, 2000 · But what is Goldman, who was born in Highland Park (and had a miserable childhood — a writer’s best friend), most famous for? He’s the man who said about Hollywood, “Nobody knows anything.”
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Nov 16, 2018 · After explaining why certain films are hits and others tend to be flops, after talking us through the essential structures of story, he concluded that: “Nobody knows anything.” That phrase ...
