Frank Capra Quotes
No saint, no pope, no general, no sultan, has ever had the power that a filmmaker has; the power to talk to hundreds of millions of people for two hours in the dark.
My films must let every man, woman, and child know that God loves them, that I love them, and that peace and salvation will become a reality only when they all learn to love each other.
Friend, you are a divine mingle-mangle of guts and stardust. So hang in there! If doors opened for me, they can open for anyone.
I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.
I always felt the world cannot fall apart as long as free men see the rainbow, feel the rain and hear the laugh of a child.
Most ideologies of the world are not for the individual. They're against the individual. Communism, fascism. Any kind of an ism - almost - they're against the individual.
Things own you. That's the trouble with capitalism. Things own you. With communism and fascism - ideas own you. One idea and you can't have any other.
When you get to political machines that can control a state, then you're really into organized crime - almost. You're fighting a political mafia.
Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket... the least understood and the least noticed
Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become its opposite.
In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage.
In these days of wars and rumors of wars - haven't you ever dreamed of a place where there was peace and security, where living was not a struggle but a lasting delight?
Do not help the quick moneymakers who have delusions about taking possession of classics by smearing them with paint.
The Oscar is the most valuable, but least expensive, item of world-wide public relations ever invented by any industry.
Man is a unique individual. He can never be put in a system where he becomes just another notch. Another nail.
I think the human spirit is a real powerful spirit. It has no limits and it has no ends. And I hate to see it put in any kind of box - pink or green.
I'm a living example of getting into films backwards. Merely by accident. Exposure to films and ideas is the best thing that colleges can do.
War to me is the stupidest way of settling anything. The whole damn thing goes to pieces.
Liberty is too precious to be buried in books. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say, 'I'm free'.
