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
In the 19th century, you had bourgeois art without politics - an almost frozen idea of what beauty is. Douglas Sirk 19thartbeauty Change image and share on social
And it really began with Einstein. We attended his lectures. Now the theory of relativity remained - and still remains - only a theory. It has not been proven. But it suggested a completely different picture of the physical world. Douglas Sirk attendbegincompletely 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
At the same time, of course, Marxism arose - Rosa Luxembourg, Leninism, anarchism - and art became political. Douglas Sirk anarchismariseart Change image and share on social
A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do. Douglas Sirk directorhollywoodtime Change image and share on social
These happy endings all express the weak and sly promise that the world is not rotten and out of joint but meaningful and ultimately in excellent condition. Douglas Sirk conditionendingexcellent Change image and share on social
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. Douglas Sirk americanbegincomedy Change image and share on social
