Quotes by David Lean

Film is a dramatised reality and it is the director's job to make it appear real... an audience should not be conscious of technique.
– David Lean
I think people remember pictures not dialogue. That's why I like pictures.
– David Lean
I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.
– David Lean
I've just begun to dare to think I perhaps am a bit of an artist.
– David Lean
My distinguishing talent is the ability to put people under the microscope, perhaps to go one or two layers farther down than some other directors.
– David Lean
Don't make jokes about food.
– David Lean