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title: "1 Important Filmmaking Quotes By Miguel Sapochnik"
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> [I try to just focus on what feels right to me when I am conceiving it, conceptualizing, designing, etc. and then talk it through with the team and listen to what they have to say. This kind of thing is…](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/)

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## More by Miguel Sapochnik

> [One of my biggest fears as a director is that everything is taking too long on camera. The actor saying their lines, the silence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/one-of-my-biggest-fears-as-a-director-is-that-everything-is-taking/)

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

> [I realized I loved working in television as well as film. Besides, if I hadn't been forced to look for work in TV, I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/i-realized-i-loved-working-in-television-as-well-as-film-besides-if-i/)

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

> [I try to approach all episodic work the same. No matter the content. I look for a dramatic or emotional spine to the story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/i-try-to-approach-all-episodic-work-the-same-no-matter-the-content-i/)

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

> [Getting a bunch of horses to just stand there all day and do nothing is much harder than getting them to run around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/getting-a-bunch-of-horses-to-just-stand-there-all-day-and-do-nothing/)

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

> [I love the humor of 'Monty Python.' I always remember being so impressed by how violent 'Monty Python' are, actually, when you look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/i-love-the-humor-of-monty-python-i-always-remember-being-so-impressed/)

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

> [Sci-fi works for me as a way of getting across a social conceit couched as entertainment. Social realist movies lost their way because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/sci-fi-works-for-me-as-a-way-of-getting-across-a-social-conceit/)

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

> [The shift for me, after spending a long time trying to take existing projects and bring them to fruition as a director for hire,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/the-shift-for-me-after-spending-a-long-time-trying-to-take-existing/)

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

> [Music is my second love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/music-is-my-second-love/)

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

> [Piano is unique in that way: it can be both percussive and haunting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/piano-is-unique-in-that-way-it-can-be-both-percussive-and-haunting/)

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

> [I think that as television is evolving, the line between TV and film is becoming more and more blurred. This is both a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/i-think-that-as-television-is-evolving-the-line-between-tv-and-film/)

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

> [I think that being a Wildling is essentially about surviving the cold, and in that department, the extras on our shoot excelled and needed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/i-think-that-being-a-wildling-is-essentially-about-surviving-the-cold/)

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

> [I have a tendency to feel a bit embarrassed when approached, but it's such a thrill to know that you did something that people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/i-have-a-tendency-to-feel-a-bit-embarrassed-when-approached-but-it-s/)

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

> [Sci-fi's great, but you don't have to hit people over the head with it when you're making a social comment. It just inherently exists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/sci-fi-s-great-but-you-don-t-have-to-hit-people-over-the-head-with-it/)

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

> [I try to just focus on what feels right to me when I am conceiving it, conceptualizing, designing, etc. and then talk it through…](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/)

> [While most episodes have a beginning, middle, and an ending, finales on 'Game of Thrones' are just one ending after another after another, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-sapochnik/while-most-episodes-have-a-beginning-middle-and-an-ending-finales-on/)

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

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