Silent Films quotes

Silent Films

25 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

25 quotes
Kadir Nelson
Kadir Nelson Illustrator

"For me, each book is kind of like a silent film. If you were to remove the words and just look at the pictures, you should be able to tell what the story is about without having to read a word of text. That's what I think I brought from doing artwork for film to doing artwork for books."

Faith Prince
Faith Prince Actress

"I have a very 'theatre' face. I have what they call a wide mask. I probably would have been a big film star in the '20s with the silent films where they used a lot of key lighting, and make-up carved out your face."

Tom Ford
Tom Ford Fashion Designer

"A film, since it is primarily a visual medium, should really be like a silent film. You should be able to watch something and understand what was going on and use voice when you need to communicate something you can't necessarily communicate visually. The book is the opposite. The book is an inner monologue which is beautiful."

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