Every light has a point where it is brightest and a point toward which it wanders to lose itself completely. It must be intercepted to fulfill its mission; it cannot function in a void. Light can go straight, penetrate and… — 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
