Ivan Triesault Quotes

Dr. Peter Ulof There is a man who has unlocked every door, except the one to his own soul...

Shields You call that directing?

Von Ellstein That is what I've been calling it for thirty-two years.

Shields Why, there are values and dimensions in that scene you haven't begun to hit.

Von Ellstein Perhaps not the values and dimensions I wish to hit. I could make this scene a climax. I could make every scene in this picture a climax. If I did, I would be a bad director. And I like to think of myself as one of the best. A picture with all climaxes is like a necklace without a string. It falls apart. You must build to the big moment and sometimes, you must build slowly. You see this picture one way, and I another. It will be done your way, but not by me, and not by any other director who respects himself. You know what you must do, Mr. Shields, so that you'll have it exactly as you want it? You must direct this picture yourself. To direct a picture, a man needs humility. Do you have humility, Mr. Shields?

State Police officer Imagine what our counter intelligence could accomplish if they were able to become invisible whenever necessary.

Dr. Peter Ulof The Central Intelligence Agency has already discussed the possibilities with me.

Dr. Peter Ulof It's a serious problem. What would you do?

Dr. Peter Ulof I did not agree to kill a man by deliberate radiation poisoning.