"And in movies you must be a gambler. To produce films is to gamble." ― Douglas Sirk Topic(s): Movies More From Douglas Sirk "There arose a belief in style – and in banality. Banality encompassed politics, too, because it was a common belief that politics were not worthy of art." "I was making films about American society, and it is true that I never felt at home there, except perhaps when my wife and I lived on a farm in the San Fernando Valley." "In the 19th century, you had bourgeois art without politics – an almost frozen idea of what beauty is." More In Movies "Once you accept the existence of God – however you define him, however you explain your relationship to him – then you are caught forever with his presence in the center of all things."― Morris West "I’m just happy to be a film where for once I don’t have to worry about my hair, because my managers are always complaining about my hair looking depressing in my movies. Which is true. I mean, it’s true."― Emily Mortimer "My sense is, I think it’s okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career."― Ivan Reitman