Frank Capra Quotes About Film

Quotes about: Film

• Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music.

  Frank Capra

  Music, Math, Two

  Frank Capra (1971). “The Name Above the Title: An Autobiography”

• My films must let every man, woman, and child know that God loves them, that I love them, and that peace and salvation will become a reality only when they all learn to love each other.

  Frank Capra

  Children, Reality, Men

  Frank Capra (1971). “The name above the title: an autobiography”

• There's music in my films but you seldom hear it. Very early I got the idea that the important things in films were people - the actors. They are the intermediary between the director and the audience. They make direct contact. People to people communication.

  Frank Capra

  Communication, Ideas, People

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I was the enemy of the major studio. I believed in one man - one film. I believed one man should make the film. And I believed the director should be that one man. One man should do it - I didn't give a damn who. I just couldn't accept art as a committee. I could only accept art as an extension of an individual.

  Frank Capra

  Art, Men, Giving

• Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream, it takes over as the number one hormone; it bosses the enzymes; directs the pineal gland; plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to film is more film.

  Frank Capra

  Play, Numbers, Boss

  Frank Capra (1971). “The Name Above the Title: An Autobiography”

• In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage.

  Frank Capra

  Art, Mean, Eye

  Frank Capra (1971). “The Name Above the Title: An Autobiography”

• I'm a living example of getting into films backwards. Merely by accident. Exposure to films and ideas is the best thing that colleges can do.

  Frank Capra

  College, Ideas, Example

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• Film is universal. All the countries of the world are making films. Hollywood is the only major unsubsidized center for films. To my knowledge all others are at least partially subsidized. I'm glad Hollywood isn't.

  Frank Capra

  Country, Countries Of The World, Hollywood

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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