Erich von Stroheim Quotes

Erich von Stroheim — Austrian Actor born on September 22, 1885, died on May 12, 1957

Erich von Stroheim was an Austrian-American director, actor and producer, most notable as being a film star of the silent era, subsequently noted as an auteur for his directorial work... (wikipedia)

I am just old-fashioned enough to prefer long hair.

If I speak of Vienna it must be in the past tense, as a man speaks of a woman he has loved and who is dead.

And yet because of my attempt at sincerity I have been condemned, hooted at, reviled; filthy rumors have been circulated about me, not about my characterizations but about me personally, my private self.

It is not because I do not love my adopted land - it is the natural feeling of one far from home, who remembers those happy, carefree days when life flowed at full tide, without responsibility, flashing past one like the drama in a fascinating story of adventure and romance.

The picture has made its million back in four months; I have been overwhelmed by letters, hundreds of them, literally, begging me in my next production not to swing over the shallow trash of mother love, father love, sister love, brother love.

Erich von Stroheim Quotes

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