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> [When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an audience for 100 minutes essentially watching three people chatting in the kitchen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/when-we-were-trying-to-get-the-money-for-driving-miss-daisy-everyone/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

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> [When we were trying to get the money together for the film, one reason that was consistently given for not investing in it was that everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an audience for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/when-we-were-trying-to-get-the-money-together-for-the-film-one-reason/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

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## More by Bruce Beresford

> [In opera, everyone's watching from a fixed viewpoint, and that really challenges you. Lighting, the sets, stage groupings, the music-but doesn't relate too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/in-opera-everyone-s-watching-from-a-fixed-viewpoint-and-that-really/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/there-were-movies-that-always-made-me-want-to-be-a-director-you-see/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/the-number-of-opera-houses-around-the-world-and-the-high-attendance/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/when-we-were-trying-to-get-the-money-for-driving-miss-daisy-everyone/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [I didn't get upset because I wasn't nominated, but I was a little surprised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/i-didn-t-get-upset-because-i-wasn-t-nominated-but-i-was-a-little/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/quite-a-few-operas-are-still-being-commissioned-around-the-world/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot again and again until the director is satisfied.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/film-is-shot-in-fragments-and-the-same-moments-can-be-shot-again-and/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/it-is-essential-to-do-everything-possible-to-attract-young-people-to/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/i-don-t-rehearse-films-as-much-as-opera-or-theatre-when-i-began/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/it-s-not-enough-to-hit-the-notes-there-is-no-point-in-the-singers/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/when-the-music-and-the-characters-are-flawlessly-synchronized-the/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/on-stage-the-audience-watches-from-a-fixed-viewpoint-and-the-director/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/with-a-film-i-do-my-best-to-understand-the-author-s-intentions-and/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/with-cold-sassy-tree-having-its-first-production-i-saw-no-necessity/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

> [He's wrong. That's why his films look so terrible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-beresford/he-s-wrong-that-s-why-his-films-look-so-terrible/)

[Bruce Beresford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-beresford/)

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