A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
What a curious picture it is to find man, homo sapiens, of divine origin, we are told, seriously considering going underground to escape the consequences of his own folly. With a little wisdom and foresight, surely it is not yet necessary to forsake life ...
J. William Fulbright
A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I`ve been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.
Henri Matisse
Time extracts various values from a painter`s work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.
Henri Matisse
Can anyone picture God telling, taking, or enjoying a good joke? The idea is laughable. The Devil, on the other hand, laughs with demonic mirth, is possessed of a sardonic wit, and his eyes hold a glint of wicked bemusement. The farthest God, in his popul...
Diane LaVey
Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it`s not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people`s eyes.
John Ford
I think every film I make that puts characters in jeopardy is me purging my own fears, sadly only to re-engage with them shortly after the release of the picture. I`ll never make enough films to purge them all.
Steven Spielberg
[On why she wouldn`t work with Orson Welles] "I can`t win working with Welles. If the picture`s a huge hit he`ll get the credit, and if it`s a flop, I`ll be blamed."
Carole Lombard
[On Badlands (1973)] I tried to keep the 1950s to a bare minimum. Nostalgia is a powerful feeling; it can drown out anything. I wanted the picture to set up like a fairy tale, outside time, like Treasure Island. I hoped this would, among other things, tak...
Terrence Malick
We went to this huge, icecream picture palace to see a Bollywood movie. Here we were, with 2,000 Indians watching a film in Hindi, and there was the lowest possible comedy and then incredible drama and tragedy and then break out in songs. And it was three...
Baz Luhrmann
That the old fashioned motion picture gangster with his ugly face, gaudy cars, and flashy clothes was replaced by a smoother, better looking, and better dressed bad man was largely the work of Mr. Ladd. - "New York Times" obituary (January 30, 1964)
Alan Ladd
Basically, you make another movie, and another, and hopefully you feel good about every picture you make. And you say: `My name is on that. I did that. It`s OK.` But don`t get me wrong, I still get excited by it all. That, I hope, will never disappear.
Martin Scorsese
I gotta do some sad scenes. Why, I never tried to make anybody cry in my life! And I go `round all the time dolled up in kippie clothes-wear everything but a corset...can`t stub my toe in this picture nor anything! Just imagine having to play-act all the ...
Buster Keaton
[on Alfie (1966)] To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example. The third thing, for a British actor, is to do it in America. The fourth is to get nominated for an award. That pic...
Michael Caine
[on Fred Astaire] But when you`re in a picture with Astaire, you`ve got rocks in your head if you do much dancing. He`s so quick-footed and so light that it`s impossible not to look like a hay-digger compared with him.
Bing Crosby
I did a picture I loved called Time After Time (1979), and the people who saw it loved it. We had a big opening in Toronto at the Festival of Festivals - huge - and they gave us a fabulous reception. Great city, Toronto - Mary (Mary Steenburgen) and I lov...
Malcolm McDowell
Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen. I am merely the canvas upon which the women paint their dreams.
Rudolph Valentino
Of all the things I`ve done in life, directing a motion picture is the most beautiful. It`s the most exciting and the nearest than an interpretive craftsman, such as an actor can possibly get to being a creator.
Laurence Olivier
It took me two months to get that part. I mean, who the hell was I? I wasn`t going to sell that picture. - on his role as Will Graham in Manhunter.
William Petersen
[on her nude picture scandal] I`m much better now. But truthfully I don`t like talking about it. It was something that was meant to be private, and even though it isn`t anymore, I`d still like to keep it as private as I can. It was very traumatic, and I a...
Vanessa Hudgens
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Napoleon Bonaparte
