A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do. Douglas Sirk directorhollywoodtime Change image and share on social
Intellectualism came very late to America. That's why Americans are so proud of it. I found very few real intellectuals in America. But there are so many pseudo-intellectuals. Douglas Sirk americaamericanfind Change image and share on social
Your camera is the best critic there is. Critics never see as much as the camera does. It is more perceptive than the human eye. Douglas Sirk cameracriticeye Change image and share on social
My idea at this time, which was slowly developing, was to create a comedie humaine with little people, average people - samples from every period in American life. Douglas Sirk americanaveragecomedie Change image and share on social
I think the great artists, especially in literature, have always thought with the heart. Douglas Sirk artistgreatheart Change image and share on social
At the time I belonged to the socialist party, and Hitler came to power. Douglas Sirk belonghitlerparty Change image and share on social
Throughout my pictures I employ a lighting which is not naturalistic. Douglas Sirk employlightnaturalistic Change image and share on social
I never regarded my pictures as very much to be proud of, except in this, the craft, the style. Douglas Sirk craftpictureproud Change image and share on social
So slowly in my mind formed the idea of melodrama, a form I found to perfection in American pictures. They were naive, they were that something completely different. They were completely Art-less. Douglas Sirk americanartcompletely Change image and share on social
For a house, somewhere near Los Angeles I found an old church. Very old, no longer used. So we moved the church to the land, and I took off the steeple, and I got my hands dirty. Douglas Sirk angeleschurchdirty Change image and share on social