I used to think then that I was Bohemian, but I know now that I am not. I prefer order and precision to untidiness and looseness. Conrad Veidt bohemianloosenessorder Change image and share on social
After my mother died, I found, a little book of hers which recorded everything I had ever done, how I had done it, and how proud she was of her son Conrad. Conrad Veidt bookconraddie Change image and share on social
My birth neither shook the German Empire nor caused much of an upheaval in the home. It pleased mother, caused father a certain amount of pride and my elder brother the usual fraternal jealousy of a hitherto only son. Conrad Veidt amountbirthbrother share on social
I was never a villain on the stage. I always played strong, sympathetic types. My first stage role with a speaking part, believe it or not, was as a priest. It wasn't until I began acting in films that the producers and directors saw me primarily as a bizarre villain. Conrad Veidt actbeginbizarre share on social
I turned down the first script offered to me, and the second. I lay on my back one day under an umbrella, in the garden, reading the third, and wondered why I had turned down the first. Conrad Veidt backdaygarden Change image and share on social
It is my greatest joy to live a really good part, even though it imposes great strain. An artist is tired but proud when he has created a great work of art. So it is with the actor who really lives a great role and is proud of the part he played. Conrad Veidt actorartartist share on social
So now it is time to disassemble the parts of the jigsaw puzzle or to piece another one together, for I find that, having come to the end of my story, my life is just beginning. Conrad Veidt begindisassembleend Change image and share on social
I have no illusions about my art. I am what the public made me and, consequently, I am not likely to forget my debt to them. Conrad Veidt artdebtforget Change image and share on social
What use is there for a biography of myself? I'm just a movie actor. Conrad Veidt actorbiographymovie Change image and share on social
Looking back across the years, so many pictures flash on the screen of my memory that just as I begin to see one clearly, another slides in, blotting out the first, itself to be pushed aside by the next and the next and the next. Conrad Veidt backbeginblot share on social