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  • One thing that I think works in 'Casablanca' and which I've lectured a lot about - in terms of what I've been trying to achieve as a designer - is the film's creation of its own form of reality.

  • Remember, the early '60s in London was something - which must have been like Berlin in the '30s when the arts flourished. You didn't have the differences in class, and so on.

    Art   Class   Differences  
    "Sir Ken Adam on Designing James Bond Sets and Working With Kubrick". Interview with Steve Karras, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 13, 2012.
  • My house is not James Bondish at all. Sorry.

    Sorry   House  
  • With Kubrick and most film directors, they are in complete control, but one can influence them.

  • The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.

    "The grand illusionist" by Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 1999.
  • It takes courage to stay young, to make your enthusiasms work for you. Don't let anyone drag you down.

    Enthusiasm   Drag   Young  
    "The grand illusionist" by Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 1999.
  • My mother and father were interested in the arts.

    Mother   Art   Father  
  • I have never been sorry to see my sets being struck, provided they are well photographed. They're not works of art but part of making a film.

    Art   Sorry   Film  
  • The Berlin of the '20s formed the foundation of my future education... the Berlin of the UFA studios, of Fritz Lang, Lubitsch and Erich Pommer. The Berlin of the architects Gropius, Mendelsohn and Mies van der Rohe. The Berlin of the painters Max Libermann, Grosz, Otto Dix, Klee and Kandinsky.

    Foundation   Max   Berlin  
    "The grand illusionist" by Jonathan Glancey, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 1999.
  • I always wanted to design for films.

    Design   Film   Wanted  
  • A studio allows me more freedom. You can create your own sort of reality which is actually more exciting than shooting on location. You can conjure up a complete atmosphere of escapism for the public.

  • To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.

    Successful   Ego   Trying  
  • What I felt at that time - we're talking about '61 - was that I couldn't remember seeing a film that reflected the age we were living in.

    Talking   Age   Remember  
  • I'm an incurable romantic, and 'Casablanca''s one of the most romantic pictures I've ever seen - the combination of Bogart and Bergman is just magical.

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Ken Adam

  • Born: February 5, 1921
  • Died: March 10, 2016
  • Occupation: Production Designer