Famous quotes containing the words silent, film and/or actor:
“Here stopped the good old sire, and wept for joy
In silent raptures of the hopeful boy.
All arguments, but most his plays, persuade
That for anointed dullness he was made.”
—John Dryden (16311700)
“All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. Theyre obliged to overstate their own importance.”
—François Truffaut (19321984)
“If you would be a leader of men you must lead your own generation, not the next. Your playing must be good now, while the play is on the boards and the audience in the seats.... It will not get you the repute of a good actor to have excellencies discovered in you afterwards.”
—Woodrow Wilson (18561924)
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