He was the first to conceive of movies as an art form. His belief was that if the traditional art form would not find room for him, then he would make an art form of his own.
Er war der erste, der Filme als Kunstform sah. Sein Glaube war, dass, wenn die traditionelle Kunstform keinen Platz für ihn finden würde, er eine eigene Kunstform machen würde.