Joseph Losey
Birthday: 14 January 1909, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Birth Name: Joseph Walton Losey
Belonging to an important family clan in Wisconsin, Joseph Losey studied philosophy but was always interested in theater and thus worked together with Bertolt Brecht. After directing some shorts for M ...Show More
[1979 comment on Mia Farrow] It is difficult to gauge a star's breaking point, but Mia and I could n Show more
[1979 comment on Mia Farrow] It is difficult to gauge a star's breaking point, but Mia and I could not have gone on as we had begun. Fortunately, there was no need to. She is shrewd. Her instincts are perfect. Once she had the idea, she was a rewarding working partner. Hide
Film is a dog: the head is commerce, the tail is art. And only rarely does the tail wag the dog.
Film is a dog: the head is commerce, the tail is art. And only rarely does the tail wag the dog.
[on Ginger Rogers] Ginger Rogers was one of the worst, Red-baiting, terrifying reactionaries in Holl Show more
[on Ginger Rogers] Ginger Rogers was one of the worst, Red-baiting, terrifying reactionaries in Hollywood. Hide
Films can illustrate our existence . . . they can distress, disturb and provoke people into thinking Show more
Films can illustrate our existence . . . they can distress, disturb and provoke people into thinking about themselves and certain problems. But NOT give the answers. Hide
Once it's finished and been exposed to an audience, I very seldom can sit through a film of mine aga Show more
Once it's finished and been exposed to an audience, I very seldom can sit through a film of mine again. Almost never. Hide
The productiveness of the director-actor relationship depends on the degree to which the actor trust Show more
The productiveness of the director-actor relationship depends on the degree to which the actor trusts the director. Unless the actor feels he can safely risk everything he has to give without making himself ridiculous he won't try. He'll play safe until he knows the director will not let him make a fool of himself. Hide
I don't think there is any business in the world which is self-styled an 'industry' - because it is Show more
I don't think there is any business in the world which is self-styled an 'industry' - because it is only the producers and directors who insist on calling the film a 'business' or 'industry' - where people so cavalierly hire specialists at vast prices only to devote themselves to hampering the work of the specialist they've hired. Hide
I am frequently told that my films don't make money. Since I have averaged one film a year for 30 ye Show more
I am frequently told that my films don't make money. Since I have averaged one film a year for 30 years--some of them expensive ones--I can only conclude that somebody is making money. Hide
Joseph Losey's FILMOGRAPHY
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as Actor (3)
as Director (4)
