Robert F. Boyle
Birthday:
October 10, 1909 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name:
Robert Francis Boyle
Robert F. Boyle was born on October 10, 1909 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Robert Francis Boyle. He was an art director and production designer, known for La mort aux trousses (1959), Un violon sur le toit (1971) and Pas de printemps pour Marnie (1964). He was married to Bess Boyle. He died on August 1, 2010 in Los Angeles.
[his definition of the job of an art director or production designer] Being responsible for the space in which a film takes place.
[his definition of the job of an art director or production designer] Being responsible for the space in which a film takes place.
I'm all for construction [of a film's setting], because we're dealing with the magic of movies. And I always feel that if you build it, you ...Show more »
I'm all for construction [of a film's setting], because we're dealing with the magic of movies. And I always feel that if you build it, you build it for the dream rather than the actuality. We make up our own truth. Show less «
[on Alfred Hitchcock] No director I've worked with knew as much about films as he did. A lot of directors I worked with knew a great deal, b...Show more »
[on Alfred Hitchcock] No director I've worked with knew as much about films as he did. A lot of directors I worked with knew a great deal, but they didn't have that technical skill. Show less «
[on working with Alfred Hitchcock] On each picture I recognized again, as if for the first time, that I was working with a master. He is one...Show more »
[on working with Alfred Hitchcock] On each picture I recognized again, as if for the first time, that I was working with a master. He is one of the few who really knows the materials of his craft and their effect--and he will use anything--in any combination, in any form, conventional or not--to make his statement, to tell his story. Show less «
