John Huston quotes
Born
August 5, 1906 Nevada, Missouri, U.S.
Died
August 28, 1987.
Occupation
Director, screenwriter, actor.
John Huston was an American film director, screenwriter and actor.
I prefer to think that God is not dead, just drunk.
– John Huston
Hollywood has always been a cage… a cage to catch our dreams.
– John Huston
Crime is a left- handed form of human endeavor.
– John Huston
Most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place they’re capable of anything.
– John Huston
I relieve myself from the rigours of directing by casting the movie correctly.
– John Huston
It’s not color, it’s like pouring 40 tablespoons of sugar water over a roast.
– John Huston
After all, crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor.
– John Huston
I am more lost in wonder than ever.
– John Huston
I don’t try to guess what a million people will like. It’s hard enough to know what I like.
– John Huston
A picture is made. You put a frame around it and move on. And one day you die. That is all there is to it.
– John Huston
Whenever something is convenient or was modified after 1970, you probably shouldn’t use it as root.
– John Huston
What you try to become is a bringer of magic, for magic and the truth are closely allied and movies are sheer magic … when they work, it’s, well, it’s glorious.
– John Huston
The directing of a picture involves coming out of your individual loneliness and taking a controlling part in putting together a small world.
– John Huston
Critics have never been able to discover a unifying theme in my films. For thatmatter, neither have I.
– John Huston
For sheer strength of character, I wouldn’t have dared to cross swords with Callas. I would rather have gone six rounds with Jack Dempsey.
– John Huston
What to do when inspiration doesn’t come; be careful not to spook, get the wind up, force things into position. You must wait around until the idea comes.
– John Huston
A work of art doesn’t dare you to realize it. It germinates and gestates by itself.
– John Huston