"It is not because I do not love my adopted land - it is the natural feeling of one far from home, who remembers those happy, carefree days when life flowed at full tide, without responsibility, flashing past one like the drama in a fascinating story of adventure and romance."
Erich von Stroheim was an Austrian-American film actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He is known for films including Greed and for influential work as both a performer and filmmaker. He later became a prominent character actor in European and American cinema.