Frank Capra

“I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.”

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

“Compassion is a two way street.”

“A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.”

“Don't follow trends, start trends.”

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

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

“My advice to young film-makers is this: don't follow trends, start them!”

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

“In our film profession you may have Gable's looks, Tracy's art, Marlene's legs or Liz's violet eyes, but they don't mean a thing without that swinging thing called courage.”