Mysterious Ambiance Quotes

Yes, I do enjoy walking at night. The world’s more to my liking then, not so loud, not so fast, not so crowded, and a good deal more mysterious.

Film noir is not a genre. It is not defined, as are the western and gangster genres, by conventions of setting and conflict, but rather by the more subtle qualities of tone and mood. It is a film 'noir', as opposed to the possible variants of film gray or film off-white.

I like darker, mysterious scents and things that reflect my personality.

Mystery is like a kind of atmosphere which bathes the greatest works of the masters.

If this were a made-up story, it would begin at night, with a storm blowing and owls hooting and rattling noises under the bed.

A landscape, torn by mists and clouds, in which I can see ruins of old churches, as well as of Greek temples - that is Brahms.

...like a scene from the swamps of Louisiana or the mind of Poe on opium.

The best image to sum up the unconscious is Baltimore in the early morning.

Something that had the quality of a dimly lit stage set just before the curtains rise on opening night. There was a rhythm to it, a beckoning, and a bittersweet tear in time.

It was the kind of town that made you feel like Humphrey Bogart: you came in on a bumpy little plane, and, for some mysterious reason, got a private room with a balcony overlooking the town and the harbor; then you sat there and drank until something happened.