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> [One thing that I think works in 'Casablanca' and which I've lectured a lot about - in terms of what I've been trying to achieve as a designer - is the film's creation of its own form of reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/one-thing-that-i-think-works-in-casablanca-and-which-i-ve-lectured-a/)

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## More by Ken Adam

> [It takes courage to stay young, to make your enthusiasms work for you. Don't let anyone drag you down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/it-takes-courage-to-stay-young-to-make-your-enthusiasms-work-for-you/)

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> [I'm an incurable romantic, and 'Casablanca''s one of the most romantic pictures I've ever seen - the combination of Bogart and Bergman is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/i-m-an-incurable-romantic-and-casablanca-s-one-of-the-most-romantic/)

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> [My house is not James Bondish at all. Sorry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/my-house-is-not-james-bondish-at-all-sorry/)

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> [I have never been sorry to see my sets being struck, provided they are well photographed. They're not works of art but part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/i-have-never-been-sorry-to-see-my-sets-being-struck-provided-they-are/)

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> [A studio allows me more freedom. You can create your own sort of reality which is actually more exciting than shooting on location. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/a-studio-allows-me-more-freedom-you-can-create-your-own-sort-of/)

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> [One thing that I think works in 'Casablanca' and which I've lectured a lot about - in terms of what I've been trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/one-thing-that-i-think-works-in-casablanca-and-which-i-ve-lectured-a/)

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> [Remember, the early '60s in London was something - which must have been like Berlin in the '30s when the arts flourished. You didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/remember-the-early-60s-in-london-was-something-which-must-have-been/)

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> [The Berlin of the '20s formed the foundation of my future education... the Berlin of the UFA studios, of Fritz Lang, Lubitsch and Erich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/the-berlin-of-the-20s-formed-the-foundation-of-my-future-education/)

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> [I always wanted to design for films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/i-always-wanted-to-design-for-films/)

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> [My mother and father were interested in the arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/my-mother-and-father-were-interested-in-the-arts/)

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> [The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/the-cinema-is-there-to-heighten-the-imagination-i-have-always-tried/)

[Ken Adam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-adam/)

> [With Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/with-kubrick-and-most-film-directors-they-are-in-complete-control-but/)

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> [What I felt at that time - we're talking about '61 - was that I couldn't remember seeing a film that reflected the age…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/what-i-felt-at-that-time-we-re-talking-about-61-was-that-i-couldn-t/)

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> [To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-adam/to-be-successful-you-really-have-to-put-your-ego-in-the-background/)

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