8 quotes
British filmmaker (1899–1980)
“Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.”
"In feature films the director is God in documentary films God is the director."
on Art
"Television is like the invention of indoor plumbing. It didn't change people's habits. It just kept them inside the house."
on Humor
"Seeing a murder on television... can help work off one's antagonisms. And if you haven't any antagonisms, the commercials will give you some."
"What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out."
"Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs."
"The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder."
"Revenge is sweet and not fattening."
