D. W. Griffith famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Viewed as drama, World War I is somewhat disappointing.
-- D. W. Griffith

#Peace #War #Drama
It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage his voice properly, and it takes about ten years to master the subtle art of being able to hold ones audience.
-- D. W. Griffith

#Art #Two #Voice
The task I'm trying to achieve, above all, is to make you see.
-- D. W. Griffith

#Trying #Tasks #Achieve
I am fond of depicting the lives of young folks for one thing, and if you have parts for girls or young men, you must absolutely have young people to fill them - that is generally acknowledged now.
-- D. W. Griffith

#Girl #Men #People
I pick out young people and teach them in less time than it would take me to alter the methods of people from the boards, and I get actors who look the parts they have to fill.
-- D. W. Griffith

#People #Looks #Actors
Now supposing I had the part of a young woman to give out, one that wanted some excellent acting. If I were to go to the stage for my actress I would have to take a matured woman, one who would act splendidly, but who would look too old for the requirements.
-- D. W. Griffith

#Giving #Acting #Requirements
Being a film director involves, above all, a lot of hard work and resolve and determination. The glamour doesn't come until the premiere and the thing is all long done.
-- D. W. Griffith

#Determination #Hard Work #Long
Everything went downhill after Lillian [Gish] left me.
-- D. W. Griffith

#Left
Viewed as a drama, the war is somewhat disappointing.
-- D. W. Griffith

#War #Drama #World

We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life. If we want to attack war, we have to attack that way of life.
There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the establishment and nothing more corrupting.
Souls reconstructed with faith transform agony into peace.
Bismarck fought 'necessary' wars and killed thousands, the idealists of the twentieth century fight 'just' wars and kill millions.
A piercing satire, a poignant family drama and an investigation of the competing claims of honesty, loyalty, ambition and love.
I'd like to do more family dramas.
I don't remember a drama on TV that had shown a couple could be married but still love each other very much, spend every day as if they were still on their honeymoon, be sensuous, and have fun together.
I could definitely see myself making a serious movie or a drama in the future.
I'm just looking to make good movies and looking to be as good as I can be in them and that's about it. But I feel much more comfortable doing a comedy, but the fact that I got to try a few dramas, I feel I've tested myself a little bit.
Divorce transforms habit into drama.

D. W. Griffith famous quotes

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