Even Jack Kerouac, who famously said, "First thought, best thought," benefited from editing. His earliest works are the most edited, and they're… — K. M. Soehnlein Copy Share Image
There are a lot of layers in the film [Dream of Life]. And during editing we would try to tame all the… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
We all know that the 'reality' of reality TV is an artful construction, an effect not only of editing but of a… — Mark Fisher Copy Share Image
“I think of rounds of editing as hammer time. Then, when they interrupt my writing, I can say... *shakes head* Nah, I… — Brent Weeks Copy Share Image
I tend to write things seven times before I show them to my editor. I write them seven times, then I take… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
Basically, I composed the musical structure in one pass. The rest was editing and small adjustments. And when the play was read… — Jeff Britting Copy Share Image
Professional humorists and cartoonists have to go through a stage in which they have to kill their own internal editor just so… — Robert Mankoff Copy Share Image
I grew up loving watching movies, and at a certain point, I started to become fascinated with making movies. Then I went… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
“The great correspondent of the seventeenth century Madame de Sevigne counseled, "Take chocolate in order that even the most tireome company seem… — Barrie Kerper Copy Share Image
We Need To Talk About Kevin,' as an adaptation, was pretty major. It's a long book, and it's in letters, so it… — Lynne Ramsay Copy Share Image
My photographs are not really about photography. They are about editing. I use photography but they are all taken from the TV… — John Waters Copy Share Image
In late 1999, I was walking down Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks with my late producing partner Sharyn Lane after a day… — Del Shores Copy Share Image
“[S]torytelling, in ancient and modern practice, is always a contemplation of the experience of time passing. A story depends on things not… — Joan Silber Copy Share Image
Editing is now the easiest thing on earth to do, and all the things that evolved out of word processing - 'Oh,… — Brian Eno Copy Share Image
You want the character to keep being able to grow through the process of writing, through the process of filming, and editing,… — Anna Boden Copy Share Image
I know everything that you can do with digital processing and digital editing inside and out, but I absolutely refuse to push… — Tom Scholz Copy Share Image
Every time I sit down to write, I need to commit to a word count goal, otherwise I waste too much time… — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
I'm really happy to have the chance to talk about the editing process. It's something that I think doesn't get the weight… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
If you've noticed that I don't use long takes, it's not because I don't like them, but because no one gives me… — Orson Welles Copy Share Image
There were times in 'Adaptation' during the editing where I really thought, 'Okay, well, this was a noble failure. I tried to… — Spike Jonze Copy Share Image
Same thing with film, by the time you've finished shooting and you've really been into everything, you've touched up everything in the… — Ridley Scott Copy Share Image
Your job as an executive is to edit, not write. It's OK to write once in a while but if you do… — Jack Dorsey Copy Share Image
One of the first things I said to my kids and we all agreed upon when we first started shooting the show… — Kris Jenner Copy Share Image
A lot of directors, they don't go into the editing room during the shoot. When they come back, they've forgotten what they've… — Til Schweiger Copy Share Image
I'm interested in pitches that have compelling people and ideas at the core - and a good news peg certainly doesn't hurt.… — Ann Friedman Copy Share Image
In editing, you really face what the movie is. When you shoot it, you have this illusion that you're making the masterpieces… — Daniel Espinosa Copy Share Image
Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a… — Walter Murch Copy Share Image
[My mom] is quite the strict editor. I feel like maybe she has more of the old-school editing style, which really works… — Jenna Bush Copy Share Image
It's been 50 years since I was on the roof of my parents' house shooting Hag in a Black Leather Jacket when… — John Waters Copy Share Image
Every morning, we choose between milk or tea or coffee. Usually, I know what I like, but I don't rule out changing… — Maurizio Cattelan Copy Share Image
To make a movie charming, you have to be playful on all levels and open to ideas, and you have to have… — Lasse Hallstrom Copy Share Image
You see the movie with the music and the editing and all the parts that you weren't there for when it was… — Diane Lane Copy Share Image
I love the idea that the editing room is the final time you write. You should still be creatively solving problems even… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I started as a child, in this PBS series 'Voyage of the Mimi,' which led to driving down to New York for… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
I like every part [of the film process ] except the business and admin stuff. The initial idea. Writing. Re-writing. Casting. Directing,… — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
I was not raised with films. And when Alain Resnais did the editing on my first film, he said, 'You should go… — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
When I did 'Gilbert Grape,' Lasse Hallstrom let me be on the set with him and in the editing room and in… — Peter Hedges Copy Share Image
The excitement of wading into 'reality' and just finding out what happens - and then the challenge of selecting those things that… — Jonathan Demme Copy Share Image
I know people get so scared when they hear 'reshoots' or 'additional photography.' 'That means the movie is bad, and they need… — Iman Vellani Copy Share Image
The essence of cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
![“There are a lot of layers in the film [Dream of Life]. And during editing we would try to tame all the layers, try to make things a little bit more understood. We would move scenes around. We'd try all these things.” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ce1/steven-sebring-14700_bits_there-are-a-lot-of-layers-in-the-film-dr_2750128.jpg)
![“[S]torytelling, in ancient and modern practice, is always a contemplation of the experience of time passing. A story depends on things not standing still, on the built-in condition of impermanence.” quote by Joan Silber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0ea/joan-silber-43457_editing_s-torytelling-in-ancient-and-modern-prac_1838862.jpg)
![“[My mom] is quite the strict editor. I feel like maybe she has more of the old-school editing style, which really works in picture books, because you don't want to articulate anything in words that is already shown through the pictures.” quote by Jenna Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4d4/jenna-bush-12615_book_my-mom-is-quite-the-strict-editor-i-feel_476050.jpg)
![“I like every part [of the film process ] except the business and admin stuff. The initial idea. Writing. Re-writing. Casting. Directing, Editing. If I had to chose I'd say writing, followed by putting music on the picture. That is magical.” quote by Ricky Gervais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/325/ricky-gervais-851_business_i-like-every-part-of-the-film-process-ex_3132249.jpg)
