I made over forty Westerns. I used to lie awake nights trying to think up new ways of getting on and off a horse.

He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Glendale California. After realizing that Willi was not interested in the family business and having suffered through a terrible year financially after World War I his mother contacted her distant cousin about opportunities for him. In addition to his Best Picture and Best Director Oscar wins 13 of Wyler's films earned Best Picture nominations.

William Wyler (July 1 1902 – July 27 1981) was an American film director producer and screenwriter. "
Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist" whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance "became the stuff of legend.