Talkies Quotes

14 quotes by 12 authors

• The refined simplicity should develop out of the complex. It would have been more logical if silent pictures had grown out of the talkie instead… — Mary Pickford
• In the middle of my third Hollywood picture The Magician, the earthquake hit Hollywood. Not the real earthquake. Just the talkies. — Conrad Veidt
• I never approved of talkies. Silent movies were well on their way to developing an entirely new art form. It was not just pantomine, but… — Lillian Gish
• Bankers, nepotists, contracts and talkies: on four fingers one may count the leeches which have sucked a young and vigorous industry into paresis. — Dalton Trumbo
• When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me-I still watch silent films. I don't think that… — Alain Resnais
• I always get ‘What’s wrong?’ or ‘Lighten up.’ Half the time, when guys tell me to smile, I’m not even frowning, I’m thinking! Then I’m… — Kathleen Hanna
• I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the… — Michel Hazanavicius
• I connected very much with all the work of Joan Crawford because she started as a flapper. She used to dance and sing and she… — Berenice Bejo
• Keep a marquee everything sparkly Man down hit em on the walkie talkie — Nicki Minaj
• In this man’s smile was all the unfairness of the world in its thuggish seduction. “Just come with me. We’ll take care of you.” “No,… — Libba Bray
• The reason I put so much energy into it at the beginning was that while there were plenty of people looking after the talkies, almost… — Kevin Brownlow
• It would have been more logical if silent pictures had grown out of the talkies instead of the other way around. — Mary Pickford
• I never thought of becoming a director. When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me -… — Alain Resnais
• How come we call walkie talkies walkie talkies, but we don't call vacuums pushie suckies? Just sayin... — Sarah Moores

Who Wrote These Talkies Quotes

12 authors contributed a total of 14 Talkies Quotes as follows:

• 2 Talkies Quotes by Alain Resnais
• 2 Talkies Quotes by Mary Pickford
• 1 Talkies Quote by Michel Hazanavicius
• 1 Talkies Quote by Nicki Minaj
• 1 Talkies Quote by Libba Bray
• 1 Talkies Quote by Conrad Veidt
• 1 Talkies Quote by Lillian Gish
• 1 Talkies Quote by Dalton Trumbo
• 1 Talkies Quote by Kathleen Hanna
• 1 Talkies Quote by Berenice Bejo
• 1 Talkies Quote by Kevin Brownlow
• 1 Talkies Quote by Sarah Moores