"One of the things about her that astonished me the most was her knowledge of the technical side of motion pictures. She seemed to know everything. She constantly watched the camera and the lighting, and she would politely superintend, make suggestions to the cameraman and gaffers so subtly and so sexily that no one was offended, and she got precisely what she wanted. (I didn't mind.; what possible difference could it make which side of my face was photographed? Both sides were equally homely.) She was one of the first actresses I ever knew to have her own makeup table and mirror placed in the same lights in which she would have to play—a trick she told me Von Sternberg had taught her. Between takes she was constantly in front of the mirror, adjusting her hair and her makeup, and the instant the director called her, she was ready."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Singers from the United StatesWomen singersActresses from the United StatesActresses from GermanySingers from Germany
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Edward G. Robinson, All My Yesterdays: An Autobiography (1973) by Robinson, with Leonard Spigelglass, pp. 218–219
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marlene_Dietrich
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Marlene Dietrich
1901 – 1992
deutsche Filmschauspielerin und Sängerin
13 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Marlene Dietrich →
Related Quotes
"Marlene Dietrich is a professional – a professional actress, a professional dress designer, a professional cameraman."
"Quotations: I love them because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authorit…"
"Sex: In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact."
"Forgiveness: Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast."
"Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him."
"Dahlink, the legs aren't so beautiful. I just know what to do with them."
"There’s something about an American soldier you can’t explain. It's a quality... They’re so grateful, so heartbreakin…"
"Jungs! Opfert euch nicht! Der krieg ist doch scheiße, Hitler ist ein idiot! (message in a pro-allied propaganda broad…"
"America took me into her bosom when there was no longer a country worthy of the name, but in my heart I am German – G…"
"The Germans and I no longer speak the same language."