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title: "6 Principal Photography Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [You don't have to shoot the film in the first couple days of principal photography.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-mcgarvey/you-don-t-have-to-shoot-the-film-in-the-first-couple-days-of/)

[Seamus McGarvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-mcgarvey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/seamus-mcgarvey-49217_cinema_you-don-t-have-to-shoot-the-film-in-the_177045.jpg)

> [I've never taken a script to the stage or to principal photography and said, "This is perfect. This is as good as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ramis/i-ve-never-taken-a-script-to-the-stage-or-to-principal-photography/)

[Harold Ramis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-ramis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c88/harold-ramis-4057_knows_i-ve-never-taken-a-script-to-the-stage-o_276927.png)

> [ I just directed another picture called 'American Dream' with Nick Stahl. Just finished shooting principal photography right before I started \['Lincoln'\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janusz-kaminski/i-just-directed-another-picture-called-american-dream-with-nick-stahl/)

[Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janusz-kaminski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c7/janusz-kaminski-23057_american-dream_i-just-directed-another-picture-called-a_415426.jpg)

> ['Power' usually starts principal photography around mid September, and the first table read is always like one big family reunion. The most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lela-loren/power-usually-starts-principal-photography-around-mid-september-and/)

[Lela Loren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lela-loren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cee/lela-loren-12085_big-family_power-usually-starts-principal-photograp_1539799.jpg)

> [When I got the deal to do 'J. Edgar,' which was really the brainchild of Brian Grazer, 'Milk' hadn't come out yet.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dustin-lance-black/when-i-got-the-deal-to-do-j-edgar-which-was-really-the-brainchild-of/)

[Dustin Lance Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dustin-lance-black/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/317/dustin-lance-black-4536_brian_when-i-got-the-deal-to-do-j-edgar-which_1630599.png)

> [The struggle of making a film for any studio is the fact that the producers and the studio have an idea of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-struggle-of-making-a-film-for-any-studio-is-the-fact-that-the/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9f/anonymous-1_any_the-struggle-of-making-a-film-for-any-st_2089899.jpg)

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