Rouben Mamoulian
Birthday: 8 October 1897, Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]
Birth Name: Rouben Zachary Mamoulian
Height: 184 cm
Rouben Mamoulian was born on October 8, 1897 in Tiflis, Russian Empire as Rouben Zachary Mamoulian. He was a director and writer, known for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), The Mark of Zorro (1940) and ...Show More
It was touching to see how Ira Gershwin, while singing, would become so overwhelmed with admiration Show more
It was touching to see how Ira Gershwin, while singing, would become so overwhelmed with admiration for his brother [George Gershwin] that he would look from him to me with half-open eyes and pantomime with a soft gesture of his hand, as if saying,"He did it. Isn't it wonderful? Isn't HE wonderful?". Hide
Realism and naturalism are not for me. I think it's too feeble an instrument.
Realism and naturalism are not for me. I think it's too feeble an instrument.
We have forsaken the magic of the cinema. We have gotten too far away from the cinematic effects ach Show more
We have forsaken the magic of the cinema. We have gotten too far away from the cinematic effects achievable by camera angles and creative editing. Hide
[on casting Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)] I don't want Hyde to be a monster, Hyde is not evil, he Show more
[on casting Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)] I don't want Hyde to be a monster, Hyde is not evil, he is the primitive, the animal in us, whereas Jekyll is a cultured man, representing the intellect. Hyde is the Neanderthal man and [Fredric March's] makeup was designed as such. Hide
Improvisation is for the birds and the amateurs.
Improvisation is for the birds and the amateurs.
[on the improvisations George Gershwin brought to music] George at the piano was George happy. He wo Show more
[on the improvisations George Gershwin brought to music] George at the piano was George happy. He would draw a lovely melody out of the keyboard like a golden thread, then he would play with it and juggle it, twist it and toss it around mischievously, weave it into unexpected patterns, tie it in knots and untie it and hurl it into a cascade of ever-changing rhythms and counterpoints. George at the piano was like a gay sorcerer celebrating his Sabbath. Hide
I visualize a whole film before I come to the set and then I try to match it.
I visualize a whole film before I come to the set and then I try to match it.
I consider that color on the screen must be used as an emotion.
I consider that color on the screen must be used as an emotion.
[on CinemaScope] The worst shape ever devised.
[on CinemaScope] The worst shape ever devised.
The most important critic is time.
The most important critic is time.
I think that anybody - and I'm not exaggerating - is capable of giving one hell of a good performanc Show more
I think that anybody - and I'm not exaggerating - is capable of giving one hell of a good performance. Hide
Rouben Mamoulian's FILMOGRAPHY
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