--- title: "1 World Came Quotes By D. W. Griffith" description: "1 World Came quotes by D. W. Griffith. Plus more from D. W. Griffith and more World Came sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01e/d-w-griffith-32281_along_remember-how-small-the-world-was-before_1770814.png" --- > [Remember how small the world was before I came along? I brought it all to life: I moved the whole world onto a 20-foot screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/remember-how-small-the-world-was-before-i-came-along-i-brought-it-all/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01e/d-w-griffith-32281_along_remember-how-small-the-world-was-before_1770814.png) ## More by D. W. Griffith > [ Everything went downhill after Lillian \[Gish\] left me. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/everything-went-downhill-after-lillian-gish-left-me/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [When I work for someone else, I always make money for them. When I back my own ideas, I am bound to lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/when-i-work-for-someone-else-i-always-make-money-for-them-when-i-back/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [Now supposing I had the part of a young woman to give out, one that wanted some excellent acting. If I were to go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/now-supposing-i-had-the-part-of-a-young-woman-to-give-out-one-that/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [Movies are written in sand: applauded today, forgotten tomorrow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/movies-are-written-in-sand-applauded-today-forgotten-tomorrow/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [Well, I certainly did not think that I could do worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/well-i-certainly-did-not-think-that-i-could-do-worse/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage his voice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/it-takes-two-years-on-the-stage-for-an-actor-or-an-actress-to-learn/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [Viewed as drama, World War I is somewhat disappointing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/viewed-as-drama-world-war-i-is-somewhat-disappointing/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [Remember how small the world was before I came along? I brought it all to life: I moved the whole world onto a 20-foot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/remember-how-small-the-world-was-before-i-came-along-i-brought-it-all/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [The task I'm trying to achieve, above all, is to make you see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/the-task-i-m-trying-to-achieve-above-all-is-to-make-you-see/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [Actors should never be important. Only directors should have power and place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/actors-should-never-be-important-only-directors-should-have-power-and/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [I am fond of depicting the lives of young folks for one thing, and if you have parts for girls or young men, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/i-am-fond-of-depicting-the-lives-of-young-folks-for-one-thing-and-if/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [Viewed as a drama, the war is somewhat disappointing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/viewed-as-a-drama-the-war-is-somewhat-disappointing/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [There will never be talking pictures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/there-will-never-be-talking-pictures/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [Being a film director involves, above all, a lot of hard work and resolve and determination. The glamour doesn't come until the premiere and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/being-a-film-director-involves-above-all-a-lot-of-hard-work-and/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) > [I pick out young people and teach them in less time than it would take me to alter the methods of people from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-w-griffith/i-pick-out-young-people-and-teach-them-in-less-time-than-it-would/) [D. W. Griffith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-w-griffith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world-came/d-w-griffith/#itemlist", "name": "1 World Came Quotes By D. W. Griffith", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Remember how small the world was before I came along? I brought it all to life: I moved the whole world onto a 20-foot screen.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "D. W. 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