Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American producer David Belasco.
Last updated on April 14, 2025.
David Belasco was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story Madame Butterfly for the stage. He launched the theatrical career of many actors, including James O'Neill, Mary Pickford, Lenore Ulric, and Barbara Stanwyck. Belasco pioneered many innovative new forms of stage lighting and special effects in order to create realism and naturalism.
We mustn't waste time; for that's the stuff life's made of.
Boxing is show-business with blood.
If you can't write your idea on the back of my calling card, you don't have a clear idea.
Lights are to drama what music is to the lyrics of a song. The greatest part of my success in the theatre I attribute to my feeling for colors, translated into effects of light.