Frank Capra Quotes

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• A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.
• I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.
• There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness.
• If You Want to Send a Message, Try Western Union.
• Someone should keep reminding Mr. Average Man that he was born free, divine, strong; uncrushable by fate, society, or hell itself; and that he is…
• In these days of wars and rumors of wars, haven't you ever dreamed of a place where there was peace and security, where living was…
• Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream, it takes over as the number one hormone; it bosses the enzymes; directs the pineal gland;…
• Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket... the least understood and the least noticed
• I think of the medium as a people-to-people medium, not cameraman-to-people, not direction-to-people, not writers-to-people, but people-to-peopleYou can only involve an audience with people. You…
• My Advice to Young Filmmakers is This: Don't Follow Trends. Start Them!
• The Oscar is the most valuable, but least expensive, item of world-wide public relations ever invented by any industry.
• There are no rules in filmmaking
• I always felt the world cannot fall apart as long as free men see the rainbow, feel the rain and hear the laugh of a…
• The best pictures are yet to be made.
• My films must let every man, woman, and child know that God loves them, that I love them, and that peace and salvation will become…
• In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that…
• Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become its opposite.
• Do not help the quick moneymakers who have delusions about taking possession of classics by smearing them with paint.
• Automatic simply means that you can?t repair it yourself.
• Friend, you are a divine mingle-mangle of guts and stardust. So hang in there! If doors opened for me, they can open for anyone.

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