--- title: "22 Make Short Quotes by 21 authors" description: "Browse 22 Make Short quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Make Short sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/declan-mckenna-5579_cinema_i-would-love-to-be-able-to-make-short-fi_792181.jpg" --- > [I would love to be able to make short films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-would-love-to-be-able-to-make-short-films/) [Declan McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/declan-mckenna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/declan-mckenna-5579_cinema_i-would-love-to-be-able-to-make-short-fi_792181.jpg) > [Long note? Yes. Make it seem short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugene-ormandy/long-note-yes-make-it-seem-short/) [Eugene Ormandy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugene-ormandy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/eugene-ormandy-8892_funny_long-note-yes-make-it-seem-short-2478116_2478116.jpg) > [The difference you make is nothing short of legendary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-difference-you-make-is-nothing-short-of-legendary/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/048/anonymous-1_difference_the-difference-you-make-is-nothing-short_653087.jpg) > [Roads are long; make them short with a good company!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/roads-are-long-make-them-short-with-a-good-company/) [Mehmet Murat Ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/mehmet-murat-ildan-3_business_roads-are-long-make-them-short-with-a-go_1979523.jpg) > [Life is short, but you don't have to make it short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-short-but-you-don-t-have-to-make-it-short/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/anonymous-1_life_life-is-short-but-you-don-t-have-to-make_2132141.jpg) > [I'd love to make short film videos pushing the conventional standards of what a country music video can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sturgill-simpson/i-d-love-to-make-short-film-videos-pushing-the-conventional-standards/) [Sturgill Simpson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sturgill-simpson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/548/sturgill-simpson-8888_country-music_i-d-love-to-make-short-film-videos-pushi_2863971.jpg) > [Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/not-that-the-story-need-be-long-but-it-will-take-a-long-while-to-make/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3d/henry-david-thoreau-20_long_not-that-the-story-need-be-long-but-it-w_2995616.jpg) > [I want to release another CD this year, finish writing a screenplay, and make another short film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-barry/i-want-to-release-another-cd-this-year-finish-writing-a-screenplay/) [Todd Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-barry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/todd-barry-11294_cds_i-want-to-release-another-cd-this-year-f_323599.jpg) > [I think it's a mistake for young filmmakers to just buy digital equipment and shoot a feature. Make short films first, make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-think-it-s-a-mistake-for-young-filmmakers-to-just-buy-digital/) [Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a95/jason-reitman-6741_cinema_i-think-it-s-a-mistake-for-young-filmmak_80585.png) > [Make the short story tremendously succinct - with a very short pulse or rhythm - and the closest selection of detail -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-james/make-the-short-story-tremendously-succinct-with-a-very-short-pulse-or/) [Henry James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45b/henry-james-417_closest_make-the-short-story-tremendously-succin_2256500.png) > [I'm going to continue to make short films. I love making shorts. I don't have a boss. There's no boss telling me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-strauss-schulson/i-m-going-to-continue-to-make-short-films-i-love-making-shorts-i-don/) [Todd Strauss-Schulson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-strauss-schulson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05a/todd-strauss-schulson-59187_boss_i-m-going-to-continue-to-make-short-film_2927649.jpg) > [I was told I would never make it because I'm too short. Well, I'm still too short. It doesn't matter what your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirby-puckett/i-was-told-i-would-never-make-it-because-i-m-too-short-well-i-m-still/) [Kirby Puckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirby-puckett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/458/kirby-puckett-52548_because_i-was-told-i-would-never-make-it-because_1322925.jpg) > [Since I was 20, I wanted to make a short film and send it to international short film festivals. It never happened.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamal-haasan/since-i-was-20-i-wanted-to-make-a-short-film-and-send-it-to/) [Kamal Haasan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamal-haasan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/kamal-haasan-12600_big_since-i-was-20-i-wanted-to-make-a-short_926288.jpg) > [Do not try to make your headline so short that it fails to express your idea properly. It's more important to say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-caples/do-not-try-to-make-your-headline-so-short-that-it-fails-to-express/) [John Caples](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-caples/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/john-caples-19948_failing_do-not-try-to-make-your-headline-so-shor_2502827.jpg) > [It is very tough to make a short film. It's like writing a short story, which is tougher than writing a novel.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naseeruddin-shah/it-is-very-tough-to-make-a-short-film-it-s-like-writing-a-short-story/) [Naseeruddin Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naseeruddin-shah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/naseeruddin-shah-5603_cinema_it-is-very-tough-to-make-a-short-film-it_3042178.jpg) > [I always tell young filmmakers, don't go make a feature. Make a short. When you're ready to make a feature, people will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-duplass/i-always-tell-young-filmmakers-don-t-go-make-a-feature-make-a-short/) [Jay Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-duplass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c1/jay-duplass-16656_fans_i-always-tell-young-filmmakers-don-t-go_635860.jpg) > [The exciting thing about today with the Internet, streaming, and YouTube, is you can just go do it. You can go make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-strong/the-exciting-thing-about-today-with-the-internet-streaming-and/) [Danny Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-strong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/danny-strong-15949_exciting_the-exciting-thing-about-today-with-the_751220.png) > [I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter. I tried to make up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-rooney/i-didn-t-want-to-be-short-i-ve-tried-to-pretend-that-being-a-short/) [Mickey Rooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-rooney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b06/mickey-rooney-10095_adopting_i-didn-t-want-to-be-short-i-ve-tried-to_1446718.jpg) > [I always think it's just best to just make stuff and to carry on making stuff, even if it's not off your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-lowe/i-always-think-it-s-just-best-to-just-make-stuff-and-to-carry-on/) [Alice Lowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-lowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88b/alice-lowe-16006_audience_i-always-think-it-s-just-best-to-just-ma_1721670.jpg) > [We had this idea, and I think a lot of people did going in, that you can make some short film and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-duffer/we-had-this-idea-and-i-think-a-lot-of-people-did-going-in-that-you/) [Ross Duffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-duffer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bf/ross-duffer-10611_attention_we-had-this-idea-and-i-think-a-lot-of-pe_245807.jpg) > [You can do a short film in three to four days, and then you can show it. Look at the careers you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-polson/you-can-do-a-short-film-in-three-to-four-days-and-then-you-can-show/) [John Polson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-polson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/john-polson-32925_another_you-can-do-a-short-film-in-three-to-four_270839.jpg) > [I went back to Dallas for a little while to finish my short film 'Rusty Forkblade.' It was not the instant success…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-daugherty/i-went-back-to-dallas-for-a-little-while-to-finish-my-short-film/) [Evan Daugherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-daugherty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b07/evan-daugherty-26635_after_i-went-back-to-dallas-for-a-little-while_709253.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make-short/#itemlist", "name": "Make Short Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would love to be able to make short films.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Declan McKenna" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/declan-mckenna/i-would-love-to-be-able-to-make-short-films/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/declan-mckenna-5579_cinema_i-would-love-to-be-able-to-make-short-fi_792181.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/declan-mckenna-5579_cinema_i-would-love-to-be-able-to-make-short-fi_792181.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d9/declan-mckenna-5579_cinema_i-would-love-to-be-able-to-make-short-fi_792181.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I would love to be able to make short films.” — Declan McKenna", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Long note? 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It should be a little gem of bright, quick, vivid form", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry James" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-james/make-the-short-story-tremendously-succinct-with-a-very-short-pulse-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45b/henry-james-417_closest_make-the-short-story-tremendously-succin_2256500.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45b/henry-james-417_closest_make-the-short-story-tremendously-succin_2256500.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45b/henry-james-417_closest_make-the-short-story-tremendously-succin_2256500.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Make the short story tremendously succinct - with a very short pulse or rhythm - and the closest selection…” — Henry James", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm going to continue to make short films. I love making shorts. I don't have a boss. There's no boss telling me what I can and can't do. I find that it's incredibly creative and challenging to just keep doing that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Todd Strauss-Schulson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-strauss-schulson/i-m-going-to-continue-to-make-short-films-i-love-making-shorts-i-don/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05a/todd-strauss-schulson-59187_boss_i-m-going-to-continue-to-make-short-film_2927649.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05a/todd-strauss-schulson-59187_boss_i-m-going-to-continue-to-make-short-film_2927649.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05a/todd-strauss-schulson-59187_boss_i-m-going-to-continue-to-make-short-film_2927649.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm going to continue to make short films. I love making shorts. I don't have a boss. 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