Scriptwriting is the toughest part of the whole racket... the least understood and the least noticed.

Quote by Frank Capra

Topics: Frank Capra Quotes

Do not help the quick moneymakers who have delusions about taking possession of classics by...

Do not help the quick moneymakers who have delusions about taking possession of classics by...

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

My advice to young film-makers is this: Don't follow trends, Start them!

My advice to young film-makers is this: Don't follow trends, Start them!

I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is...

I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is...

Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music

Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music

Compassion is a two way street.

Compassion is a two way street.

Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become...

Whenever a situation develops to its extreme, it is bound to turn around and become...

Don't follow trends, start trends.

Don't follow trends, start trends.

If you want to send a message, try Western Union.

If you want to send a message, try Western Union.

Scriptwriting [for film] is the toughest part of the whole racket . . . the...

Scriptwriting [for film] is the toughest part of the whole racket . . . the...

In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's...

In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's...

My advice to young film-makers is this: Don't follow trends, Start them!

My advice to young film-makers is this: Don't follow trends, Start them!

A character is a completely fashioned will.

A character is a completely fashioned will.

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is...

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is...

Being all fashioned of the self-same dust, let us be merciful as well as just

Being all fashioned of the self-same dust, let us be merciful as well as just

In the fashion industry, everything goes retro except the prices.

In the fashion industry, everything goes retro except the prices.

Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him best a simplified...

Man tries to make for himself in the fashion that suits him best a simplified...

Men's fashions all start as sports clothes and progress to the great occasions of state....

Men's fashions all start as sports clothes and progress to the great occasions of state....

He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat.

He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat.

I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company.

I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company.

The manner in which Americans ''consume'' music has a lot to do with leaving it...

The manner in which Americans ''consume'' music has a lot to do with leaving it...