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> [The camera is not the instrument. People are always the instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/the-camera-is-not-the-instrument-people-are-always-the-instrument/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

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## More by George Stevens

> [I see myself capable of arrogance and brutality... That's a fierce thing, to discover within yourself that which you despise the most in others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/i-see-myself-capable-of-arrogance-and-brutality-that-s-a-fierce-thing/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [I'm interested in all the new ideas, such as 3-D and widescreen, but I don't believe the technical method of presentation is the real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/i-m-interested-in-all-the-new-ideas-such-as-3-d-and-widescreen-but-i/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [The audience too should be respected by being presented with a film as they remember it, and for those who have not seen it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/the-audience-too-should-be-respected-by-being-presented-with-a-film/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [When a poor man, hungry and unseeing because his eyesight is failing, grabs me and starts begging, I feel the Nazi in myself. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/when-a-poor-man-hungry-and-unseeing-because-his-eyesight-is-failing/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [I thought I might say something to newsmen that could be turned into a scandal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/i-thought-i-might-say-something-to-newsmen-that-could-be-turned-into/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [The camera is not the instrument. People are always the instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/the-camera-is-not-the-instrument-people-are-always-the-instrument/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [It's fine if you want a system that shows a boa constrictor to better advantage than a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/it-s-fine-if-you-want-a-system-that-shows-a-boa-constrictor-to-better/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [For me it's absolutely necessary to start from the very beginning. I can't think of coming and contributing something anywhere along the line other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/for-me-it-s-absolutely-necessary-to-start-from-the-very-beginning-i/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [It's like trying to be a traffic cop and write a poem at the same time. You need an executive head to handle all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/it-s-like-trying-to-be-a-traffic-cop-and-write-a-poem-at-the-same/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [I was fascinated by all of it. The sounds of the theater and the audience, their rapture when a play took over and moved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/i-was-fascinated-by-all-of-it-the-sounds-of-the-theater-and-the/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [When a guest blogger can't even be bothered sharing their own post on their social networks; they're pretty much admitting 'I don't care about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/when-a-guest-blogger-can-t-even-be-bothered-sharing-their-own-post-on/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [I was on a picture for four or five days, had an opportunity to be on a set, and the assistant cameraman kept showing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/i-was-on-a-picture-for-four-or-five-days-had-an-opportunity-to-be-on/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [Three takes. You're either going to get it, or you're not going to get it. There's no use persisting; it just had to work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/three-takes-you-re-either-going-to-get-it-or-you-re-not-going-to-get/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [I personally like to see films that are the work of as singular a consciousness as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/i-personally-like-to-see-films-that-are-the-work-of-as-singular-a/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

> [Only the picture matters. It's what goes on the screen that counts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stevens/only-the-picture-matters-it-s-what-goes-on-the-screen-that-counts/)

[George Stevens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stevens/)

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