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> [First, the three of us holed up in winter in a cabin and took the 500 hours down to twelve hours. Then we found an editor, Lambis Haralambidis. He took that twelve hours and brought it to five. Then we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/first-the-three-of-us-holed-up-in-winter-in-a-cabin-and-took-the-500/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

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## Other authors on Chopping

## More by Sam Pressman

> [Because of Walter, we did it the other way around. We also worked with an awesome sound designer named Will Patterson who just worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/because-of-walter-we-did-it-the-other-way-around-we-also-worked-with/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [First, the three of us holed up in winter in a cabin and took the 500 hours down to twelve hours. Then we found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/first-the-three-of-us-holed-up-in-winter-in-a-cabin-and-took-the-500/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [There were the classic challenges any tourist faces, like getting lost, getting sick, losing things, getting in a fight... All these things happened numerous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/there-were-the-classic-challenges-any-tourist-faces-like-getting-lost/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [Fitzcarraldo is that metonymic character that's unwilling to give up on his dreams. Meeting Walter was the point in which all of these dreams…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/fitzcarraldo-is-that-metonymic-character-that-s-unwilling-to-give-up/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [The lessons learned on a pure practical production standpoint were immense. It instilled a faith that you can accomplish what you want if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/the-lessons-learned-on-a-pure-practical-production-standpoint-were/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [I worked on "Tree of Life." It was just magical. It was like a little family. A fleeting, beautiful alliance to forge something meaningful.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/i-worked-on-tree-of-life-it-was-just-magical-it-was-like-a-little/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [Herzog and Malick both have this very unique naturalist intentionality to their process. It's about creating the mood, creating the focus and having discipline,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/herzog-and-malick-both-have-this-very-unique-naturalist/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [It was Herzog, the man himself. He was so welcoming and kind and not at all the persona you'd seen in a magazine, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/it-was-herzog-the-man-himself-he-was-so-welcoming-and-kind-and-not-at/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [ The biggest lesson we took was when Werner \[Herzog\] said in a meeting with us that the mother of all challenges is to get… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/the-biggest-lesson-we-took-was-when-werner-herzog-said-in-a-meeting/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [Fitzcarraldo is a mad dreamer. He's willing to sacrifice everything in order to make his vision of an opera house. That metaphor of pulling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/fitzcarraldo-is-a-mad-dreamer-he-s-willing-to-sacrifice-everything-in/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [Malick is so far on the other side of the spectrum in terms of his character. Malick is a complete recluse, and not at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/malick-is-so-far-on-the-other-side-of-the-spectrum-in-terms-of-his/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [It's organic. It's like a river. One stream comes in and it meets another stream and becomes the Amazon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/it-s-organic-it-s-like-a-river-one-stream-comes-in-and-it-meets/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [At one point, we were stuck at the border of Peru and Colombia and met this large Haitian population that was stranded there without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/at-one-point-we-were-stuck-at-the-border-of-peru-and-colombia-and-met/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [So to watch that production was just the most insane vision of a filmmaker being unrelenting in his will to create. Learning more about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/so-to-watch-that-production-was-just-the-most-insane-vision-of-a/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

> [What we definitely agree with Walter on is that filmmaking is teamwork. It's one of the only arts that is truly based in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-pressman/what-we-definitely-agree-with-walter-on-is-that-filmmaking-is/)

[Sam Pressman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-pressman/)

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