In the 1930s people went to see films not just to be entertained or to escape the dreariness of their workaday lives but to gain an education, to see the world, to learn table manners and interior decoration, how to dress, kiss, to laugh and cry, how to react to tragedy and happiness, how to be brave, evil and good.
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I am the modern, intelligent, independent-type woman. In other words, a girl who can not get a man.
I am the modern, intelligent, independent-type woman. In other words, a girl who can not get a man.
If I find a film dull, I find it infinitely more entertaining to watch the scratches.
If I find a film dull, I find it infinitely more entertaining to watch the scratches.
Everything makes me nervous - except making films.
Everything makes me nervous - except making films.
I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been read more
I watched Titanic when I got back home from the hospital, and cried. I knew that my IQ had been damaged.
Most of us do not consciously look at movies.
Most of us do not consciously look at movies.
Now I know I've got a heart, because it's breaking.
Now I know I've got a heart, because it's breaking.
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and read more
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.
Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world.
Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world.
If my film makes one more person miserable, I've done my job
If my film makes one more person miserable, I've done my job
