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George Stevens Quotes

American - Director | December 18, 1904 - March 8, 1975

I see myself capable of arrogance and brutality... That's a fierce thing, to discover within yourself that which you despise the most in others.

Myself Yourself Arrogance Fierce You

For me it's absolutely necessary to start from the very beginning. I can't think of coming and contributing something anywhere along the line other than the very start.

Beginning Me Start Think Line Along

The audience too should be respected by being presented with a film as they remember it, and for those who have not seen it, as it was intended to be seen. Anything less is a degradation of the film and its audience.

Remember Audience Anything Seen Film

I thought I might say something to newsmen that could be turned into a scandal.

Thought Say Something Might Scandal

I'm interested in all the new ideas, such as 3-D and widescreen, but I don't believe the technical method of presentation is the real important thing.

Ideas Believe New Important Real

Only the picture matters. It's what goes on the screen that counts.

Picture Matters Screen Only Counts

I personally like to see films that are the work of as singular a consciousness as possible.

Work Possible See Consciousness Like

It's like trying to be a traffic cop and write a poem at the same time. You need an executive head to handle all the vast paraphernalia of moviemaking. You need another, more sensitive head to get the delicate human emotional values you are trying to put on film.

Time Trying You Values Traffic Need

Three takes. You're either going to get it, or you're not going to get it. There's no use persisting; it just had to work that way.

Work You Three Way Going Get

In most Westerns, you know, people are shooting off guns all the time until you don't even notice it anymore.

Time People You Know Guns Shooting

The camera is not the instrument. People are always the instrument.

People Camera Always Instrument

I was fascinated by all of it. The sounds of the theater and the audience, their rapture when a play took over and moved them and held them quietly... When the audience was truly moved, it was absolutely quiet. They were in a communion because they were learning the truth about themselves.

Learning Truth Quiet Play Over

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