"You need to know who Billy Wilder was. You need to know the names of people who are no longer alive...."

“You need to know who Billy Wilder was. You need to know the names of people who are no longer alive. Because it’s very important—it’s what our history is made of. You need to see the movies the way they were—with the racism, the violence, and the censorship. All the things that let you see what the movie past had been so you understand where we are! But really nobody’s interested in that right now. Their interests are so bifurcated.”

- Interview: Joe Dante (via cinephiliabeyond)