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Douglas Sirk quotes

Deutsch Director April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987

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So slowly in my mind formed the idea of melodrama, a form I found to perfection in American pictures. They were naive, they were that something completely different. They were completely Art-less. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "I never regarded my pictures as very much to be proud of,..."
I never regarded my pictures as very much to be proud of, except in this, the craft, the style. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "I worked for UFA as a set designer, you know."
I worked for UFA as a set designer, you know. Douglas Sirk
And it really began with Einstein. We attended his lectures. Now the theory of relativity remained - and still remains - only a theory. It has not been proven. But it suggested a completely different picture of the physical world. Douglas Sirk
If I can say one thing for my pictures, it is a certain craftsmanship. A thought which has gone into every angle. There is nothing there without an optical reason. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "I considered that the homes that people live in exactly..."
I considered that the homes that people live in exactly describe their lives. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "And in movies you must be a gambler. To produce films is to..."
And in movies you must be a gambler. To produce films is to gamble. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "You have to think with the heart."
You have to think with the heart. Douglas Sirk
Yes, I was hired by Universal because they needed a comedy director. They had seen Scandal and liked it. I saw an opportunity even in those comedies to begin my project of American films. Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk quote: "If I couldn't read, I couldn't live."
If I couldn't read, I couldn't live. Douglas Sirk
But I always wanted my characters to be more than cyphers for the failings of their world. And I never had to look too hard to find a part of myself in them. Douglas Sirk
Intellectualism came very late to America. That's why Americans are so proud of it. I found very few real intellectuals in America. But there are so many pseudo-intellectuals. Douglas Sirk

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