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title: "7 Important Filmmaking Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Important Filmmaking quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Important Filmmaking sayings and thoughts."
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> [Actually the writer is the most important part of the filmmaking process. That's why I never hesitate in giving credit to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shoojit-sircar/actually-the-writer-is-the-most-important-part-of-the-filmmaking/)

[Shoojit Sircar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shoojit-sircar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/shoojit-sircar-5737_cinema_actually-the-writer-is-the-most-importan_119914.jpg)

> [The most important part of filmmaking is the collaboration and the ensemble element of it. If you just all focus on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-jacobson/the-most-important-part-of-filmmaking-is-the-collaboration-and-the/)

[Nina Jacobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-jacobson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/nina-jacobson-8759_best-film_the-most-important-part-of-filmmaking-is_367439.png)

> [What's important in the filmmaking process has stayed the same. Keep it small, keep it personal, keep it authentic, work with people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-beaufoy/what-s-important-in-the-filmmaking-process-has-stayed-the-same-keep/)

[Simon Beaufoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-beaufoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce7/simon-beaufoy-15168_cinema_what-s-important-in-the-filmmaking-proce_556600.jpg)

> [If we do our jobs well and throw in a little evangelizing, we can make sound as important a part of filmmaking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-rydstrom/if-we-do-our-jobs-well-and-throw-in-a-little-evangelizing-we-can-make/)

[Gary Rydstrom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-rydstrom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/gary-rydstrom-65523_filmmaking_if-we-do-our-jobs-well-and-throw-in-a-li_898639.jpg)

> [I try to just focus on what feels right to me when I am conceiving it, conceptualizing, designing, etc. and then talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/i-try-to-just-focus-on-what-feels-right-to-me-when-i-am-conceiving-it/)

[Miguel Sapochnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-sapochnik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/miguel-sapochnik-21496_effort_i-try-to-just-focus-on-what-feels-right_1413861.jpg)

> [Talent is less important in filmmaking than patience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-gilliam/talent-is-less-important-in-filmmaking-than-patience/)

[Terry Gilliam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-gilliam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/terry-gilliam-7704_filmmaking_talent-is-less-important-in-filmmaking-t_1449776.jpg)

> [Shiraz' is an important part of our filmmaking and cultural history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anoushka-shankar/shiraz-is-an-important-part-of-our-filmmaking-and-cultural-history/)

[Anoushka Shankar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anoushka-shankar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/anoushka-shankar-7068_cultural_shiraz-is-an-important-part-of-our-filmm_2193825.png)

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