King Vidor Quotes

United States, Film Director
February 8, 1894 – November, 1, 1982.

King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades.

Also known as Film Producer, Screenwriter

In my opinion, the motion picture is the greatest medium of expression ever invented. It embraces all the other arts. The films that have the greatest unity, the greatest overall strength, and give the most satisfaction to the viewer, have been those in which a guiding hand was imposed in every section of the film's many divisions.

King Vidor
- Hand
- Opinion
- Picture
In Hollywood, the cameraman lights the star. In Europe, he lights the set.

King Vidor
- Star

There is the story in every man's heart of human progress. I believe every one of us knows that his major job on Earth is to make some contributions, no matter how small, to this inexorable movement of human progress.

King Vidor
- Believe
- Heart
- Job
The Screen Directors Guild was organized solely by and for the motion picture director... We are not anti-anything: The Guild being formed for the purpose of assisting and improving the director's work in the form of a collective body, rather than as an individual, as was necessary in the past.

King Vidor
- Work
- Past
- Purpose
A simple story filmed with limited sets can often be more effective than a costly extravaganza. provided it had depth and allows the audience to identify with the character.

King Vidor
- Character
- Simple
The director is the channel through which a motion picture reaches the screen.

King Vidor
- Picture