Douglas Sirk Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do.”

“At the time I belonged to the socialist party, and Hitler came to power.”

“I never regarded my pictures as very much to be proud of, except in this, the craft, the style.”

“I think the great artists, especially in literature, have always thought with the heart.”

“Rock Hudson was not an educated man, but that very beautiful body of his was putty in my hands.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”