Any Quote by Kevin Brownlow

Somebody said that part of my reaction to British cinema is actually, paradoxically, a patriotic one. I'm so disappointed that we're not better.

— Kevin Brownlow

Silent pictures show us how we lived and what our attitudes were. And as an art form, they can be wonderfully entertaining and often…

— Kevin Brownlow

My first restoration was on 'Napoleon,' trying to put the French version in with the English version, and it was most unsatisfactory.

— Kevin Brownlow

I was sent to boarding school - a grim place. The only good thing the headmaster did for us was every Sunday evening in…

— Kevin Brownlow

To me, film is a religion. I don't expect to get paid to make it, but I do expect total dedication.

— Kevin Brownlow

Some directors were brilliant in the silent era but never felt at home in sound. It's like a sculptor being forced to take up…

— Kevin Brownlow

The reason I put so much energy into it at the beginning was that while there were plenty of people looking after the talkies,…

— Kevin Brownlow

'Napoleon' is pure cinema, and cinema was designed for sharing.

— Kevin Brownlow

I decided to restore 'Napoleon' after a widescreen festival at the Odeon Leicester Square in 1968. It was run by Richard Arnell and George…

— Kevin Brownlow

Friends told me not to bother with the silents - they're jerky, poorly photographed and ludicrously badly acted. But I was immediately struck by…

— Kevin Brownlow

The silent film was not only a vigorous popular art; it was a universal language - Esperanto for the eyes

— Kevin Brownlow

It was 1953, and I was still at school. I'd borrowed a silent French film from the library for my 9.5mm projector. It was…

— Kevin Brownlow