King Vidor Quotes

#1. There is the story in every man's heart of human progress. I believe every one of us knows that his major job on Earth is to make some contributions, no matter how small, to this inexorable movement of human progress.

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#2. Take it from me, marriage isn't a word - it's a sentence.

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#3. A simple story filmed with limited sets can often be more effective than a costly extravaganza. provided it had depth and allows the audience to identify with the character.

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#4. In Hollywood, the cameraman lights the star. In Europe, he lights the set.

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#5. Marriage is not a word; it is a sentence.

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#6. The quickest way to correct the other fellow's attitude is to correct your own.

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#7. The Screen Directors Guild was organized solely by and for the motion picture director ... We are not anti-anything: The Guild being formed for the purpose of assisting and improving the director's work in the form of a collective body, rather than as an individual, as was necessary in the past.

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#8. The director is the channel through which a motion picture reaches the screen.

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