D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
David Llewelyn Wark "D. W." Griffith, known as the "Inventor of Hollywood," was an American film director, writer and producer who pioneered modern filmmaking techniques. He is known for his groundbreaking films The Birth of a Nationand Intolerance...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth22 January 1875
CityLa Grange, KY
CountryUnited States of America
brought came life moved onto
Remember how small the world was before I came along? I brought it all to life: I moved the whole world onto a 20-foot screen.
trying tasks achieve
The task I'm trying to achieve, above all, is to make you see.
art years two
It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage his voice properly, and it takes about ten years to master the subtle art of being able to hold ones audience.
determination hard-work long
Being a film director involves, above all, a lot of hard work and resolve and determination. The glamour doesn't come until the premiere and the thing is all long done.
drama war world
Viewed as a drama, the war is somewhat disappointing.
people looks actors
I pick out young people and teach them in less time than it would take me to alter the methods of people from the boards, and I get actors who look the parts they have to fill.
supposing-that giving acting
Now supposing I had the part of a young woman to give out, one that wanted some excellent acting. If I were to go to the stage for my actress I would have to take a matured woman, one who would act splendidly, but who would look too old for the requirements.