King Vidor
Birthday: 8 February 1894, Galveston, Texas, USA
Birth Name: King Wallis Vidor
Height: 178 cm
King Vidor was born on February 8, 1894 in Galveston, Texas, USA as King Wallis Vidor. He was a director and writer, known for War and Peace (1956), The Crowd (1928) and Duel in the Sun (1946). He was ...Show More
In my opinion, the motion picture is the greatest medium of expression ever invented. It embraces al Show more
In my opinion, the motion picture is the greatest medium of expression ever invented. It embraces all the other arts. The films that have the greatest unity, the greatest overall strength, and give the most satisfaction to the viewer, have been those in which a guiding hand was imposed in every section of the film's many divisions. Story, casting, settings, photography, clothes, acting, should all bespeak one mind. The director owes the audience an explanation. You have to make what you're trying to say understandable. What good is it if no one understands it? The scene doesn't have to be real. We deal with illusion, and the job of director is to control the illusion. Hide
[on Gary Cooper] He got a reputation as a great actor just by thinking hard about the next line.
[on Gary Cooper] He got a reputation as a great actor just by thinking hard about the next line.
The director is the channel through which a motion picture reaches the screen.
The director is the channel through which a motion picture reaches the screen.
A simple story filmed with limited sets can often be more effective than a costly extravaganza. prov Show more
A simple story filmed with limited sets can often be more effective than a costly extravaganza. provided it had depth. , and allows the audience to identify with the character. Hide
[on the chaotic conditions of early Hollywood] Men who had never been inside a studio were given dir Show more
[on the chaotic conditions of early Hollywood] Men who had never been inside a studio were given directing assignments on pure bluff. They wouldn't have the slightest notion of what a camera could do. Some of these ne'er-do-wells would turn out several pictures before being discovered; by the time busy executives got around to viewing their initial efforts, they would be well into their third film. Hide
[on Frank Capra] Very often I would see the wheels going around and the tricks coming up. It was pro Show more
[on Frank Capra] Very often I would see the wheels going around and the tricks coming up. It was probably useful, but I used to be aware of the mechanics of it and how you would work toward a gag to get a gag in. I'm sure he'd think the same thing about me. He's a good filmmaker. Hide
My love affair with the greatest medium of expression has never faltered. It embraces all other art Show more
My love affair with the greatest medium of expression has never faltered. It embraces all other art forms. Hide
[on Hedy Lamarr] Her beauty made up for whatever she lacked in acting ability. Acting probably didn' Show more
[on Hedy Lamarr] Her beauty made up for whatever she lacked in acting ability. Acting probably didn't come naturally to her but the note of unsureness in what she did seemed to give her a certain childish attractiveness. Hide
In Hollywood, the cameraman lights the star. In Europe, he lights the set.
In Hollywood, the cameraman lights the star. In Europe, he lights the set.
[on Robert Donat] He is the only actor I have ever known who had a graph of his character developmen Show more
[on Robert Donat] He is the only actor I have ever known who had a graph of his character development charted out on the wall of his dressing room. Hide
[on unwittingly relinquishing his profit share in the hugely successful The Big Parade (1925) for a Show more
[on unwittingly relinquishing his profit share in the hugely successful The Big Parade (1925) for a nominal sum] I thus spared myself from becoming a millionaire instead of a struggling young director trying to do something interesting and better with a camera. Hide
King Vidor's FILMOGRAPHY
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