JOSEF VON STERNBERG

“A false beard is always more real on the screen than a real beard, just as a wooden and cardboard set is always more real than a natural setting. But try telling that to your film directors, avid for beautiful locations and picturesque views; they won’t know what you are talking about, alas!”
Giorgio de Chirico, Hebdomeros, 1929.

“When they ask me what elements are necessary for a director, I...