"A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do."

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Source : "The Essentials: Douglas Sirk", www.indiewire.com. April 26, 2013.

Douglas Sirk

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“A single glance at the map will make the reader acquainted with the position of the eastern coast of the island of Great Britain, as connected with the shores of the opposite continent.”
“I think it's important that we all try to give something to this medium, instead of just thinking about what is the most efficient way of telling a story or making an audience stay in a cinema.”
“If the melodies are strong, it's much easier to see which way I can take them sound-wise.”
“I try not to think about negative thoughts and possibilities and disaster and things like that.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Nice guys may appear to finish last, but usually they are running a different race.”
“An artist can respect the backfield of fact before which every human being stands and choose not to address those facts.”

Source : Tom Bissell (2012). “Magic Hours: Essays on Creators and Creation”, p.174, McSweeney's
“You end up becoming someone you see in the eyes of those you love.”
“Everything I do in my life is very aggressive.”

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