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> [All directors make films in individual ways. But the classical kind of view of filmmaking is that you have a script and it's very linear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/all-directors-make-films-in-individual-ways-but-the-classical-kind-of/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

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## More by Paul Greengrass

> [You sort of can't talk about the post production unless you talk about what comes first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/you-sort-of-can-t-talk-about-the-post-production-unless-you-talk/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [Why are people saying it's too soon? Like the people on that flight, we need to agree about what to do about terrorism. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/why-are-people-saying-it-s-too-soon-like-the-people-on-that-flight-we/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [That's one of the central challenges we face - how to stay true to events and compress the fundamentals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/that-s-one-of-the-central-challenges-we-face-how-to-stay-true-to/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [All directors make films in individual ways. But the classical kind of view of filmmaking is that you have a script and it's very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/all-directors-make-films-in-individual-ways-but-the-classical-kind-of/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [I always try and bring screenplay, shooting and editing into a sort of symbiotic - as close into alignment as you possibly can get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/i-always-try-and-bring-screenplay-shooting-and-editing-into-a-sort-of/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [Remembering is painful, it's difficult, but it can be inspiring and it can give wisdom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/remembering-is-painful-it-s-difficult-but-it-can-be-inspiring-and-it/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [There's a film you write, there's a film you shoot, and there's a film that you cut - and they're all different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/there-s-a-film-you-write-there-s-a-film-you-shoot-and-there-s-a-film/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [I think when you think of my films, I think hopefully you think of an extreme sort of real unfolding, real-time, performed, feeling semi-improvised,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/i-think-when-you-think-of-my-films-i-think-hopefully-you-think-of-an/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [Acting is many things. Acting is playing lines, of course, but it's much more profound than that. Acting is truth-telling, and trying to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/acting-is-many-things-acting-is-playing-lines-of-course-but-it-s-much/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [There's a script, then you're going to shoot the script and then you cut that and then that's the end of the film. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/there-s-a-script-then-you-re-going-to-shoot-the-script-and-then-you/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [The people who went on that airplane were unexceptional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/the-people-who-went-on-that-airplane-were-unexceptional/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [The actor's job is to divine and embody the truth, and find it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/the-actor-s-job-is-to-divine-and-embody-the-truth-and-find-it/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [In the end, it's acting, it's not real. But every director will tell you that you have to create conditions that create tension, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/in-the-end-it-s-acting-it-s-not-real-but-every-director-will-tell-you/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [Most of the films that I've written, made in my life, I've written. Not all, but most I would say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/most-of-the-films-that-i-ve-written-made-in-my-life-i-ve-written-not/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

> [You're trying to create a screenplay and your screenplay is there to give you a structure, rigidity, situational awareness, who the characters are, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-greengrass/you-re-trying-to-create-a-screenplay-and-your-screenplay-is-there-to/)

[Paul Greengrass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-greengrass/)

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