George Stevens Quotes

"For me it's absolutely necessary to start from the very beginning. I can't think of coming and contributing something anywhere along the line other than the very start."
- George Stevens
(Related: Beginning)

"The audience too should be respected by being presented with a film as they remember it, and for those who have not seen it, as it was intended to be seen. Anything less is a degradation of the film and its audience."
- George Stevens
(Related: Being, Film)

"I see myself capable of arrogance and brutality... That's a fierce thing, to discover within yourself that which you despise the most in others."
- George Stevens
(Related: Arrogance)