List of Frank Capra Quotes

I'm A Living Example Of Getting Into Films Backwards. Merely By Accident. Exposure To Films And Ideas Is The Best Thing That Colleges Can Do.

Do Not Help The Quick Moneymakers Who Have Delusions About Taking Possession Of Classics By Smearing Them With Paint.

One Is Never Completely Satisfied. But I Can Say That I'm Not Dissatisfied. I've Been Very Fortunate. I've Been Given Some Gifts - To Take Advantage Of The Contemporary Times When I Made Movies. Gifts To Make Audiences Laugh.

If You Want To Send A Message, Try Western Union.

Automatic Simply Means That You Can?t Repair It Yourself.

There's Music In My Films But You Seldom Hear It. Very Early I Got The Idea That The Important Things In Films Were People - The Actors. They Are The Intermediary Between The Director And The Audience. They Make Direct Contact. People To People Communication.

Film Is Universal. All The Countries Of The World Are Making Films. Hollywood Is The Only Major Unsubsidized Center For Films. To My Knowledge All Others Are At Least Partially Subsidized. I'm Glad Hollywood Isn't.

War To Me Is The Stupidest Way Of Settling Anything. The Whole Damn Thing Goes To Pieces.

I Think The Human Spirit Is A Real Powerful Spirit. It Has No Limits And It Has No Ends. And I Hate To See It Put In Any Kind Of Box - Pink Or Green.

Any Kind Of Dictatorship, I'm Uneasy. I Just Don't Like Dictators. I Don't Like Crowds. I Don't Like Hordes, And I Don't Like Other People Telling Me What To Do. This Is Probably A Reaction Against People Telling Me What To Do When I Was A Kid. I Won't Join Any Group, Espouse A Cause Against Some Other People.

Man Is A Unique Individual. He Can Never Be Put In A System Where He Becomes Just Another Notch. Another Nail.

When You Get To Political Machines That Can Control A State, Then You're Really Into Organized Crime - Almost. You're Fighting A Political Mafia.