--- title: "13 Cut Film Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Cut Film quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Cut Film sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48f/steven-knight-2205_cinema_whenever-i-see-a-cut-of-a-film-and-somet_2708967.jpg" --- > [Whenever I see a cut of a film and something is gone, I don't notice it unless it obviously should have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-knight/whenever-i-see-a-cut-of-a-film-and-something-is-gone-i-don-t-notice/) [Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48f/steven-knight-2205_cinema_whenever-i-see-a-cut-of-a-film-and-somet_2708967.jpg) > [When you cut a film, certain scenes fall away and don't fit into the shape of the movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wyck-godfrey/when-you-cut-a-film-certain-scenes-fall-away-and-don-t-fit-into-the/) [Wyck Godfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wyck-godfrey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92d/wyck-godfrey-28769_away_when-you-cut-a-film-certain-scenes-fall_645444.jpg) > [I will not cut my film because, because, because, because of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emir-kusturica/i-will-not-cut-my-film-because-because-because-because-of-the/) [Emir Kusturica](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emir-kusturica/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/emir-kusturica-14522_because_i-will-not-cut-my-film-because-because-b_151241.png) > [Life is now a film, don't end it, we are all here for a reason but so many people cut that film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chenoa-cobb/life-is-now-a-film-don-t-end-it-we-are-all-here-for-a-reason-but-so/) [Chenoa Cobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chenoa-cobb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/chenoa-cobb-43591_cinema_life-is-now-a-film-don-t-end-it-we-are-a_897592.jpg) > [At Pixar, good ideas may be cut from a film, but they are never forgotten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/at-pixar-good-ideas-may-be-cut-from-a-film-but-they-are-never/) [John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/631/john-lasseter-2122_cinema_at-pixar-good-ideas-may-be-cut-from-a-fi_1361101.jpg) > [A good director is very well prepared, and knows exactly how he's going to cut the film, so the shooting is as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/a-good-director-is-very-well-prepared-and-knows-exactly-how-he-s/) [William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/william-h-macy-3931_cinema_a-good-director-is-very-well-prepared-an_1758500.jpg) > [ There \[in Allied\] were things that were written that were cut, and things that were shot that were cut, but if the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-knight/there-in-allied-were-things-that-were-written-that-were-cut-and/) [Steven Knight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-knight/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/steven-knight-2205_cutting_there-in-allied-were-things-that-were-wr_1200205.jpg) > [The greatest films ever made in our history were cut on film, and I'm tenaciously hanging on to the process. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-spielberg/the-greatest-films-ever-made-in-our-history-were-cut-on-film-and-i-m/) [Steven Spielberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-spielberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/steven-spielberg-963_cinema_the-greatest-films-ever-made-in-our-hist_556296.jpg) > [I have to see a definitive cut of the film before I even start thinking about the music, I tell the director…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ennio-morricone/i-have-to-see-a-definitive-cut-of-the-film-before-i-even-start/) [Ennio Morricone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ennio-morricone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/ennio-morricone-18006_cinema_i-have-to-see-a-definitive-cut-of-the-fi_3228600.jpg) > [The way that you have cut the film, you can take the audience out of the action if it becomes evident that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-eastwood/the-way-that-you-have-cut-the-film-you-can-take-the-audience-out-of/) [Wade Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/wade-eastwood-37307_action_the-way-that-you-have-cut-the-film-you-c_2828443.jpg) > [For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. I've tried to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/for-me-the-work-begins-with-a-rough-cut-of-the-film-i-can-t-do-much/) [Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/cliff-martinez-16577_cinema_for-me-the-work-begins-with-a-rough-cut_790524.jpg) > [I don't know why my lines that were cut from the film didn't make it onto the DVD. I have offered to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-willard/i-don-t-know-why-my-lines-that-were-cut-from-the-film-didn-t-make-it/) [Fred Willard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-willard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5c/fred-willard-4425_editing_i-don-t-know-why-my-lines-that-were-cut_1628815.png) > [I always thought the editor should cut the film and so I'll come in and look at the movie. Just because that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-weir/i-always-thought-the-editor-should-cut-the-film-and-so-i-ll-come-in/) [Peter Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-weir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/peter-weir-13756_boss_i-always-thought-the-editor-should-cut-t_773861.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cut-film/#itemlist", "name": "Cut Film Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Whenever I see a cut of a film and something is gone, I don't notice it unless it obviously should have been kept.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steven Knight" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-knight/whenever-i-see-a-cut-of-a-film-and-something-is-gone-i-don-t-notice/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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I just love going into an editing room and smelling the photochemistry and seeing my editor wearing mini-strands of film around his neck.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steven Spielberg" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-spielberg/the-greatest-films-ever-made-in-our-history-were-cut-on-film-and-i-m/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/steven-spielberg-963_cinema_the-greatest-films-ever-made-in-our-hist_556296.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/steven-spielberg-963_cinema_the-greatest-films-ever-made-in-our-hist_556296.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/steven-spielberg-963_cinema_the-greatest-films-ever-made-in-our-hist_556296.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The greatest films ever made in our history were cut on film, and I'm tenaciously hanging on to the process…” — Steven Spielberg", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have to see a definitive cut of the film before I even start thinking about the music, I tell the director what my feelings are and what I would like to do. He accepts what I say or discusses it or destroys it. Eventually, we have to find a compromise.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ennio Morricone" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ennio-morricone/i-have-to-see-a-definitive-cut-of-the-film-before-i-even-start/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/ennio-morricone-18006_cinema_i-have-to-see-a-definitive-cut-of-the-fi_3228600.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/ennio-morricone-18006_cinema_i-have-to-see-a-definitive-cut-of-the-fi_3228600.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/ennio-morricone-18006_cinema_i-have-to-see-a-definitive-cut-of-the-fi_3228600.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have to see a definitive cut of the film before I even start thinking about the music, I tell the director…” — Ennio Morricone", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The way that you have cut the film, you can take the audience out of the action if it becomes evident that there is a stunt double doing it rather than the actor. I'd rather stay with the character and the story point behind the fight, rather than cutting to a wide angle of the fight.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wade Eastwood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-eastwood/the-way-that-you-have-cut-the-film-you-can-take-the-audience-out-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/wade-eastwood-37307_action_the-way-that-you-have-cut-the-film-you-c_2828443.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/wade-eastwood-37307_action_the-way-that-you-have-cut-the-film-you-c_2828443.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/wade-eastwood-37307_action_the-way-that-you-have-cut-the-film-you-c_2828443.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The way that you have cut the film, you can take the audience out of the action if it becomes evident that…” — Wade Eastwood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. I've tried to write music to a script prior to seeing the film, but I've found it turns out to be a waste of time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cliff Martinez" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/for-me-the-work-begins-with-a-rough-cut-of-the-film-i-can-t-do-much/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/cliff-martinez-16577_cinema_for-me-the-work-begins-with-a-rough-cut_790524.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/cliff-martinez-16577_cinema_for-me-the-work-begins-with-a-rough-cut_790524.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/cliff-martinez-16577_cinema_for-me-the-work-begins-with-a-rough-cut_790524.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. 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