Rouben Mamoulian's Quotes

A film must have two elements - it must deal with the real world and show how it could be made better.

You must trust your instinct, intuition and judgment.

Some of the screen's best moments were realized because a director went against all reason, all logic. No matter how incredible a story seems, it can be made credible. If you feel an insane idea strongly enough, you've usually got something.

The world today is so full of violence, obscenity, war, the failure of political systems. I try to make movies that make people a bit more confident. But that doesn't mean being sugary.