I don't listen to music when I'm writing, but I often do when I'm reworking, editing or when I need to relax. — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
“For most people, I edit. Most people are definitely getting along on the Cliffs Notes.” — Suzanne Finnamore Copy Share Image
I no longer do a film for the wrong reasons. I have to be convinced ethically and morally. Both the director and… — Salman Khan Copy Share Image
My whole life is a movie. It's just that there are no dissolves. I have to live every agonizing moment of it.… — Mort Sahl Copy Share Image
I've always been a relaxed person on set, but I think the main thing is I think about it from an editing… — Taika Waititi Copy Share Image
Movies remind me of recording. Just the process of it - the intricacies, the technicalities, the days and the long hours, and… — Mya Copy Share Image
I learned directing by editing because I saw all the mistakes I had made. — Julie Delpy Copy Share Image
“An editor doesn't just read, he reads well , and reading well is a creative, powerful act. The ancients knew this and… — Susan Bell Copy Share Image
There is interest in a crime-based reality show. With my novels, we are now editing the second book in a series about… — Marcia Clark Copy Share Image
“[I]t is really the ponderous books which I envy. How easy merely to put down everything you think or imagine. No holding… — Mary Roberts Rinehart Copy Share Image
The greatest thing that prepared me for editing 'Vanity Fair' was having four kids because you just learn to subjugate your ego… — Graydon Carter Copy Share Image
Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Maybe writing can't be taught, but editing can be taught—prayer, fasting and self-mutilation. — Donald Barthelme Copy Share Image
I'm not a person who believes in the great difference between women and men as editors. But I do think that quality… — Thelma Schoonmaker Copy Share Image
“No words are too good for the cutting-room floor, no idea so fine that it cannot be phrased more succinctly.” — Merilyn Simonds Copy Share Image
“High end retouching isn’t about changing reality, it’s about presenting it at its best refined, professional, unforgettable.” — Zarihs Zoltan Copy Share Image
Film, for me, is in two stages. One is when I write the script more or less on my own - that's… — Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Copy Share Image
The (editing) work was like peeling an onion. The outer skin came off with difficulty... but in no time youd be down… — Edward Blishen Copy Share Image
The hunger for knowing is what excites me. I get to geek out about editing, be on set, give notes to writers… — Sue Naegle Copy Share Image
My goal is to strip things down so that you need just the right amount of words or shape to convey what… — Maya Lin Copy Share Image
Not only do you need great lyrics, a great message, a great story, great vocals, great chords... you also need great instrumentation,… — Joey Sturgis Copy Share Image
Certainly it's very difficult to keep momentum going through a film which has as many characters as this does, and the piece… — John Crowley Copy Share Image
We have a really aggressive travel schedule at 'Expedition Unknown.' We spend a lot of time out of the country and we… — Josh Gates Copy Share Image
Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
