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English director, Birth: 25-3-1908, Death: 16-4-1991
1.
When you're in the desert, you look into infinity.... It makes you feel terribly small, and also in a strange way, quite big.
David Lean

2.
Film is a dramatised reality and it is the director's job to make it appear real... an audience should not be conscious of technique.
David Lean

3.
I think people remember pictures not dialogue. That's why I like pictures.
David Lean

4.
Good films can be made only by a crew of Dedicated Maniacs.
David Lean

5.
My distinguishing talent is the ability to put people under the microscope, perhaps to go one or two layers farther down than some other directors.
David Lean

Similar Authors: Joss Whedon Michael Moore David Lynch Steven Spielberg George Lucas Quentin Tarantino John Waters Judd Apatow Kevin Spacey Michael Crichton Bertolt Brecht Oliver Stone Nora Ephron Al Pacino Martin Scorsese
6.
I rather like mysteries. But I do dislike muddles.
David Lean

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I've just begun to dare to think I perhaps am a bit of an artist.
David Lean

8.
I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.
David Lean

Quote Topics by David Lean: Directors Thinking People Remember Way Crew Muddle Film Mystery Jobs Character Artist Two Desert Looks Jokes Made Dislike Technique Stories Real Dare
9.
Don't make jokes about food.
David Lean