Film Quotes by Bruce Beresford

In opera, everyone's watching from a fixed viewpoint, and that really challenges you. Lighting, the sets, stage groupings, the music-but doesn't relate too much…

— Bruce Beresford

There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I…

— Bruce Beresford

The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than…

— Bruce Beresford

When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain…

— Bruce Beresford

I didn't get upset because I wasn't nominated, but I was a little surprised.

— Bruce Beresford

Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances.

— Bruce Beresford

Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot again and again until the director is satisfied.

— Bruce Beresford

It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art…

— Bruce Beresford

I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea.…

— Bruce Beresford

It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting…

— Bruce Beresford

When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match.

— Bruce Beresford

On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through.

— Bruce Beresford

With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.

— Bruce Beresford

With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting.

— Bruce Beresford

He's wrong. That's why his films look so terrible.

— Bruce Beresford