Erich von Stroheim Professions : Film director Born : September 22, 1885 Died : May 12, 1957 Browse All Authors Top 15 quotes by Erich von Stroheim In Hollywood - in Hollywood, you're as good as your last picture. Erich von Stroheim hollywood lasts It is not because I do not love my adopted land - it is the natural feeling of one far from home, who remembers those happy, carefree days when life flowed at full tide, without responsibility, flashing past one like the drama in a fascinating story of adventure and romance. Erich von Stroheim responsibility drama travel I could not work with a girl who did not have a spiritual quality. Erich von Stroheim quality girl spiritual As soon as I had seen Fay Wray and spoken with her for a few minutes, I knew I had found the right girl. Erich von Stroheim minutes girl found I am just old-fashioned enough to prefer long hair. Erich von Stroheim enough hair long I was reared in an atmosphere where a great deal of attention was paid to women's hairdressing. Erich von Stroheim atmosphere deals attention Bobbed hair makes women look uniform. They lack individuality. Erich von Stroheim individuality hair looks Since that first showing of Foolish Wives I have seemed to walk through vast crowds of people, their white American faces turned towards me in stern reproof. Erich von Stroheim stupid white people I would like to have you quote me, Erich von Stroheim, as having said on this day of this month of this year this one thing: you Americans are living on baby food. Erich von Stroheim girl baby years And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me, not about my characterizations but about me personally, my private self. Erich von Stroheim rumor sincerity self Fay has spirituality too, but she also has that very real sex appeal that takes hold of the hearts of men. Erich von Stroheim real heart sex If I speak of Vienna it must be in the past tense, as a man speaks of a woman he has loved and who is dead. Erich von Stroheim vienna men past Because I select my players from a feeling that comes to me when I am with them, a certain sympathy you might call it, or a vibration that exists between us that convinces me they are right. Erich von Stroheim i-am feeling me you The picture has made its million back in four months; I have been overwhelmed by letters, hundreds of them, literally, begging me in my next production not to swing over the shallow trash of mother love, father love, sister love, brother love. Erich von Stroheim me mother love father For my Vienna is as different from what they call Vienna now as the quick is different from the dead. Erich von Stroheim dead now vienna different Similar Authors Alex Graves film-director Brad Furman film-director Bryan Singer film-director Bruno Dumont film-director Bruce McDonald film-director Bruce Brown film-director All Authors
