Being Quote by Kevin Brownlow

Silent films were, I think, more different than we know to sound films. We think of it as simply that we added dialogue and…

— Peter Weir

I watched a lot of silent directors who were absolutely great like John Ford and Fritz Lang, Tod Browning, and also some very modern…

— Michel Hazanavicius

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

Honestly, I always had the silent ambition of being a director.

— Arbaaz Khan

All of the silent films had live music accompaniment, so it's actually a very rich period in music.

— Howard Shore

I watched a lot of silent movies. It's a very specific way of writing, which is more of a challenge than the directing. You…

— Michel Hazanavicius

Do you know anything about silent films?" "Sure," I said. "The first ones were developed in the late nineteenth century and sometimes had live…

— Richelle Mead

The silent pictures were the purest form of cinema

— Alfred Hitchcock

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 director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

— Taylor Hackford

Silent films weren't so different from my comics - the basic choice both offer an artist is what do you show and what do…

— Emil Ferris

For me, I loved it. I only want to make silent movies now.

— Jean Dujardin