I considered that the homes that people live in exactly describe their lives.

I never regarded my pictures as very much to be proud of, except in this, the craft, the style.

At the time I belonged to the socialist party, and Hitler came to power.

And in movies you must be a gambler. To produce films is to gamble.

Yes, I was hired by Universal because they needed a comedy director. They had seen Scandal and liked it. I saw an opportunity even in those comedies to begin my project of American films.

I think the great artists (..) have always thought with the heart.

A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do.