--- title: "3 Ken Russell Quotes - Famous Film director (Ultimate IQ Tests)" description: "Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell was a British film director known for his pioneering work in television and film, and for his flamboyant and controversial ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-ken-russell-56367.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Ken Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-ken-russell-56367.jpg) # Ken Russell (1927–2011) Film Director United Kingdom **3** quotes in **16** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ken Russell was a film director from the United Kingdom, best known for *Ultimate IQ Tests*. ## Quick Facts About Ken Russell Born July 3, 1927 Died November 27, 2011 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Film Director Notable works Ultimate IQ Tests Spouse Hetty Baynes ## About Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell was a British film director known for his pioneering work in television and film, and for his flamboyant and controversial style. His films were mainly liberal adaptations of existing texts, or biographies, notably of composers of the Romantic era. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he made creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for studios. ## Quotes by Ken Russell > [Films are hard to make and I think the word indulge really leads one to believe that it's an easy sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-russell/films-are-hard-to-make-and-i-think-the-word-indulge-really-leads-one/) Ken Russell [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c37/ken-russell-79302_believe_films-are-hard-to-make-and-i-think-the-w_935703.jpg) > [Reality is a dirty word for me, I know it isn't for most people, but I am not interested. There's too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-russell/reality-is-a-dirty-word-for-me-i-know-it-isn-t-for-most-people-but-i/) Ken Russell [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cef/ken-russell-79302_dirty_reality-is-a-dirty-word-for-me-i-know-it_1050302.jpg) > [“I've seen enough films. I don't want to see any more. I get far less out of seeing films than I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-russell/i-ve-seen-enough-films-i-don-t-want-to-see-any-more-i-get-far-less/) Ken Russell [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56c/ken-russell-79302_books_i-ve-seen-enough-films-i-don-t-want-to-s_1278740.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-russell/#itemlist", "name": "Ken Russell Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Films are hard to make and I think the word indulge really leads one to believe that it's an easy sort of business and it's really extremely difficult.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ken Russell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-russell/films-are-hard-to-make-and-i-think-the-word-indulge-really-leads-one/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c37/ken-russell-79302_believe_films-are-hard-to-make-and-i-think-the-w_935703.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c37/ken-russell-79302_believe_films-are-hard-to-make-and-i-think-the-w_935703.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c37/ken-russell-79302_believe_films-are-hard-to-make-and-i-think-the-w_935703.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Films are hard to make and I think the word indulge really leads one to believe that it's an easy sort of…” — Ken Russell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Reality is a dirty word for me, I know it isn't for most people, but I am not interested. 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