There are some things which cannot be learned, though they can be studied. Among them are the laws of art—and the lawlessness of it, as well. — Josef von Sternberg Copy Share Image
Shadow conceals—light reveals. To know what to reveal and what to conceal, and in what degrees to do this, is all there is to art. — Josef von Sternberg Copy Share Image
There are some things which cannot be learned, though they can be studied. Among them are the laws of art—and the lawlessness of it,… — Josef von Sternberg Copy Share Image
A shaft of white light used properly can be far more effective than all the color in the world used indiscriminately. — Josef von Sternberg Copy Share Image
The finished product is not finished when the actor is. The work is completed by a pair of shears. — Josef von Sternberg Copy Share Image
The only way to succeed is to make people hate you. That way they remember you. — Josef von Sternberg Copy Share Image
Every light has a point where it is brightest and a point toward which it wanders to lose itself completely. It must be intercepted… — Josef von Sternberg Copy Share Image
Shadow conceals—light reveals. To know what to reveal and what to conceal, and in what degrees to do this, is all there is to… — Josef von Sternberg Copy Share Image
