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Douglas Sirk quotes

Deutsch Director April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987

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These happy endings all express the weak and sly promise that the world is not rotten and out of joint but meaningful and ultimately in excellent condition. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "Rock Hudson was not an educated man, but that very beautiful..."
Rock Hudson was not an educated man, but that very beautiful body of his was putty in my hands. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "In the 19th century, you had bourgeois art without politics -..."
In the 19th century, you had bourgeois art without politics - an almost frozen idea of what beauty is. Douglas Sirk
Your camera is the best critic there is. Critics never see as much as the camera does. It is more perceptive than the human eye. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "At the same time, of course, Marxism arose - Rosa Luxembourg,..."
At the same time, of course, Marxism arose - Rosa Luxembourg, Leninism, anarchism - and art became political. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "At the time I belonged to the socialist party, and Hitler came..."
At the time I belonged to the socialist party, and Hitler came to power. Douglas Sirk
For a house, somewhere near Los Angeles I found an old church. Very old, no longer used. So we moved the church to the land, and I took off the steeple, and I got my hands dirty. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "The war was the end of an era, in art as well. And we were..."
The war was the end of an era, in art as well. And we were trying to create a new philosophy. Douglas Sirk
There arose a belief in style - and in banality. Banality encompassed politics, too, because it was a common belief that politics were not worthy of art. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted..."
A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "I think the great artists (..) have always thought with the..."
I think the great artists (..) have always thought with the heart. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "Throughout my pictures I employ a lighting which is not..."
Throughout my pictures I employ a lighting which is not naturalistic. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "Your characters have to remain innocent of what your picture..."
Your characters have to remain innocent of what your picture is after. Douglas Sirk
Ross Hunter was my assistant on Take Me to Town, He was a young man, an actor before that, and learned a lot on the picture. During shooting, Goldstein left, and Ross was most pleasant. He never interfered. Douglas Sirk
I was making films about American society, and it is true that I never felt at home there, except perhaps when my wife and I lived on a farm in the San Fernando Valley. Douglas Sirk

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