Fritz Lang quotes

You cannot make a social-conscious picture in which you say that the intermediary between the hand and the brain is the heart. I mean, that's a fairy tale - definitely. (Fritz Lang)
Each picture has some sort of rhythm which only the director can give it. He has to be like the captain of a ship. View quote
Fritz Lang
In America, sex is preached; in France, it is done. View quote
Fritz Lang
My private life has nothing to do with my films. View quote
Fritz Lang
I am profoundly fascinated by cruelty, fear, horror and death. My films show my preoccupation with violence, the pathology of violence. View quote
Fritz Lang
For me, cinema is a vice. I love it intimately. View quote
Fritz Lang
Cinemascope is not for men, but for snakes and funerals. View quote
Fritz Lang
I was called the greatest director in Europe, but I was just a hard worker. View quote
Fritz Lang