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Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Claimed that both Barbara Stanwyck and Frank Sinatra "left their best scenes in rehearsal," saying that all subsequent takes got stale quickly. Capra would often shoot scenes with them without any rehearsing at all. This used to drive the other actors nuts. Edward G. Robinson once stormed off the set of A Hole in the Head (1959) and asked to be let out of his contract because he was used to rehearsing all his roles.
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Said Jean Arthur would get real tense and often become violently sick before shooting began. However, he said she always managed to compose herself when the cameras started to roll and acted as though nothing was wrong.
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Claimed that Frank Sinatra had the potential to be the best actor there ever was. He once told Frank to quit his musical career and concentrate solely on acting and that if he did he would go down as the greatest actor who ever lived.
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Inspired the adjective "Capraesque".
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He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1986 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, DC.
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Frank Capra

Do not help the quick moneymakers who have delusions about taking possession of classics by smearing them with paint. - Unknown
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A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something. - Unknown
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Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream, it takes over as the number one hormone; it bosses the enzymes; directs the pineal gland; plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to film is more film. - Unknown
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There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness. - Unknown
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I thought drama was when the actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries. - Unknown
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Frank Capra