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> [Every film is a puzzle really, from an editorial point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/every-film-is-a-puzzle-really-from-an-editorial-point-of-view/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

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## More by Walter Murch

> [My job as an editor is to gently prod the attention of the audience to look at various parts of the frame. And that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/my-job-as-an-editor-is-to-gently-prod-the-attention-of-the-audience/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [One of the rules of the road is that if you want to create the sense of silence, it frequently has more pungency if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/one-of-the-rules-of-the-road-is-that-if-you-want-to-create-the-sense/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [Take any writer you want in the 19th century: they wrote with quill pens, dipping a piece of goose feather in ink and writing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/take-any-writer-you-want-in-the-19th-century-they-wrote-with-quill/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [Writing is a process of discovery of what you really do know. You can't limit yourself in advance to what you know, because you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/writing-is-a-process-of-discovery-of-what-you-really-do-know-you-can/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [As I've gone through life, I've found that your chances for happiness are increased if you wind up doing something that is a reflection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/as-i-ve-gone-through-life-i-ve-found-that-your-chances-for-happiness/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [Film is really the one art form that can effectively use silence. Music and theater can play with silence, but they can't sustain silence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/film-is-really-the-one-art-form-that-can-effectively-use-silence/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [When I'm actually assembling a scene, I assemble it as a silent movie. Even if it's a dialog scene, I lip read what people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/when-i-m-actually-assembling-a-scene-i-assemble-it-as-a-silent-movie/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/film-editing-is-now-something-almost-everyone-can-do-at-a-simple/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [The word processor is a better tool than a quill pen because you can do so much more with it, but on the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/the-word-processor-is-a-better-tool-than-a-quill-pen-because-you-can/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [As I've gone through life, I've found that your chances for happiness are increased if you wind up doing something that is a reflection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/as-i-ve-gone-through-life-i-ve-found-that-your-chances-for-happiness-2/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [Blinking is some way of tabulating - a kind of carriage return, click, or save to disk - that helps the process of 'Okay,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/blinking-is-some-way-of-tabulating-a-kind-of-carriage-return-click-or/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [You can always make a film somehow. You can beg, borrow, steal the equipment, use credit cards, use your friends' goodwill, wheedle your way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/you-can-always-make-a-film-somehow-you-can-beg-borrow-steal-the/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [Looking at a first assembly is kind of like looking at an overgrown garden. You can't just wade in with a weed whacker; you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/looking-at-a-first-assembly-is-kind-of-like-looking-at-an-overgrown/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [If you want to freak your cat out, stare at your cat. If you want to reassure your cat, stare at your cat, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/if-you-want-to-freak-your-cat-out-stare-at-your-cat-if-you-want-to/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

> [I believe that one of the secret engines that allows cinema to work, and have the marvelous power over us that it does, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-murch/i-believe-that-one-of-the-secret-engines-that-allows-cinema-to-work/)

[Walter Murch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-murch/)

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