Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter.

I began my career with infantile dreams of becoming a composer.

After the war, in which I served as a pilot in the Air Force, I took up films.

You cannot isolate yourself from the crowd - even if you want to.

Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter.

When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered.

The inconvenience, the glaring lights, the long hours of waiting, and the repetition of every scene are all calculated to defeat anything more than a real mastery of love technique.