--- title: "26 Shoot Scene Quotes by 26 authors" description: "Browse 26 Shoot Scene quotes by 26 authors. Discover the best Shoot Scene sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d69/william-h-macy-3931_be-prepared_another-mistake-a-director-can-make-is-n_33084.jpg" --- > [Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-macy/another-mistake-a-director-can-make-is-not-to-be-prepared-so-you-get/) [William H. Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-macy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d69/william-h-macy-3931_be-prepared_another-mistake-a-director-can-make-is-n_33084.jpg) > [All I can do is keep my nose down and shoot the scene, shoot the scene, make it funny, make it funny,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-chandrasekhar/all-i-can-do-is-keep-my-nose-down-and-shoot-the-scene-shoot-the-scene/) [Jay Chandrasekhar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-chandrasekhar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf4/jay-chandrasekhar-5190_funny_all-i-can-do-is-keep-my-nose-down-and-sh_2252526.jpg) > [The scene was attempted a second time, up on top of the fort, and cameras didn't even roll. Michael, though he wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-stowe/the-scene-was-attempted-a-second-time-up-on-top-of-the-fort-and/) [Madeleine Stowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-stowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/madeleine-stowe-18976_admitting_the-scene-was-attempted-a-second-time-up_2938037.png) > [Scorsese has very defined ideas about how to shoot a scene, and he's an editor himself - we cut together. It means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thelma-schoonmaker/scorsese-has-very-defined-ideas-about-how-to-shoot-a-scene-and-he-s/) [Thelma Schoonmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thelma-schoonmaker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/thelma-schoonmaker-8192_film_scorsese-has-very-defined-ideas-about-ho_2212887.jpg) > [On 'B&B,' we shoot so fast and eight episodes a week, so we have to always be on our A-game. There's really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/texas-battle/on-b-b-we-shoot-so-fast-and-eight-episodes-a-week-so-we-have-to/) [Texas Battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/texas-battle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/016/texas-battle-47470_adjustment_on-b-b-we-shoot-so-fast-and-eight-episod_680318.jpg) > [People will say, 'There are a million ways to shoot a scene,' but I don't think so. I think there are two,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-fincher/people-will-say-there-are-a-million-ways-to-shoot-a-scene-but-i-don-t/) [David Fincher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-fincher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/david-fincher-7615_millions_people-will-say-there-are-a-million-ways_2618558.jpg) > [In a very real sense, all you do when you're shooting film or television is you shoot a scene, and then you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-mendelsohn/in-a-very-real-sense-all-you-do-when-you-re-shooting-film-or/) [Ben Mendelsohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-mendelsohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/262/ben-mendelsohn-7532_cinema_in-a-very-real-sense-all-you-do-when-you_2872651.jpg) > [Any time you're in front of a camera and have them yell 'Cut, re-shoot the scene,' are you kidding me? That's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-goldberg/any-time-you-re-in-front-of-a-camera-and-have-them-yell-cut-re-shoot/) [Bill Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-goldberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/bill-goldberg-2919_advantage_any-time-you-re-in-front-of-a-camera-and_2207375.png) > [I'm not somebody who takes stuff home with them, that if I shoot a scene and I'm personally impacted for days or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-m-not-somebody-who-takes-stuff-home-with-them-that-if-i-shoot-a/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/geena-davis-2583_affecting_i-m-not-somebody-who-takes-stuff-home-wi_393306.jpg) > [Sometimes, you don't know what's going to happen to your character until the night before you shoot the scene. So, sometimes, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norbert-leo-butz/sometimes-you-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-to-your-character/) [Norbert Leo Butz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norbert-leo-butz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/norbert-leo-butz-22239_big-sur_sometimes-you-don-t-know-what-s-going-to_1082110.jpg) > [Kristen is always really good but also clearly speaks her mind. That can be a bit uncomfortable. After we shoot a scene…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-pattinson/kristen-is-always-really-good-but-also-clearly-speaks-her-mind-that/) [Robert Pattinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-pattinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/robert-pattinson-778_psychology_kristen-is-always-really-good-but-also-c_2240703.jpg) > [When you shoot a scene, you remember every moment. You remember when your head went down, your head went up. You don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/when-you-shoot-a-scene-you-remember-every-moment-you-remember-when/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ba/viola-davis-1174_ego_when-you-shoot-a-scene-you-remember-ever_900208.png) > [I always thought the piano scene was kind of unique to shoot because we were actually able to film with the playback…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-wasikowska/i-always-thought-the-piano-scene-was-kind-of-unique-to-shoot-because/) [Mia Wasikowska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-wasikowska/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/309/mia-wasikowska-3972_able_i-always-thought-the-piano-scene-was-kin_3039378.jpg) > [For us as writers, it's really important to have songs we believe in - even before sometimes we shoot a scene. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/for-us-as-writers-it-s-really-important-to-have-songs-we-believe-in/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bb/denis-leary-1350_actors_for-us-as-writers-it-s-really-important_2510567.png) > [I really feel that actors should really know who they are as characters; they should really study their lines; they should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oren-moverman/i-really-feel-that-actors-should-really-know-who-they-are-as/) [Oren Moverman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oren-moverman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/oren-moverman-23193_actors_i-really-feel-that-actors-should-really_1705856.jpg) > [The danger with success in television is "Haven't we shot this episode before? Didn't we shoot this scene two years ago?" I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-olyphant/the-danger-with-success-in-television-is-haven-t-we-shot-this-episode/) [Timothy Olyphant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-olyphant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed4/timothy-olyphant-10280_audience_the-danger-with-success-in-television-is_682220.jpg) > [I get very close to people when I'm shooting them. We would go and shoot a scene with Lucy, and I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abigail-disney/i-get-very-close-to-people-when-i-m-shooting-them-we-would-go-and/) [Abigail Disney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abigail-disney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c9/abigail-disney-30412_behinds_i-get-very-close-to-people-when-i-m-shoo_1553063.jpg) > [I shoot a scene, edit it, and then, two days later, I doubt whether or not it has turned out right. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-s-rajamouli/i-shoot-a-scene-edit-it-and-then-two-days-later-i-doubt-whether-or/) [S. S. Rajamouli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-s-rajamouli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0b/s-s-rajamouli-14901_days_i-shoot-a-scene-edit-it-and-then-two-day_2931918.jpg) > [“Many fear mistakes. In TV and films you just re-shoot the scene. In life do the same and just shoot a re-take.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-dobson/many-fear-mistakes-in-tv-and-films-you-just-re-shoot-the-scene-in/) [Ian Dobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-dobson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f96/ian-dobson-243351_cinema_many-fear-mistakes-in-tv-and-films-you-j_2767488.jpg) > [Every film requires a different process. You learn about these particular actors and the particular chemistry between these actors. Recognizing when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bennett-miller/every-film-requires-a-different-process-you-learn-about-these/) [Bennett Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bennett-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/bennett-miller-7493_chemistry_every-film-requires-a-different-process_713738.jpg) > [Working on a film, the setup for an action sequence takes a long time, and we need to shoot the scene many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jet-li/working-on-a-film-the-setup-for-an-action-sequence-takes-a-long-time/) [Jet Li](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jet-li/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/724/jet-li-9777_action_working-on-a-film-the-setup-for-an-actio_2477364.png) > [I was grateful to have two weeks to shoot this one scene in Harry Potter. It's a big, big scene, but they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/i-was-grateful-to-have-two-weeks-to-shoot-this-one-scene-in-harry/) [Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff9/ralph-fiennes-7066_expectations_i-was-grateful-to-have-two-weeks-to-shoo_1974530.jpg) > [I feel like if you shoot one scene all day long or you take two days to do a scene, that scene…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-dean-morgan/i-feel-like-if-you-shoot-one-scene-all-day-long-or-you-take-two-days/) [Jeffrey Dean Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-dean-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/439/jeffrey-dean-morgan-4139_day_i-feel-like-if-you-shoot-one-scene-all-d_1393134.jpg) > [As an actor I want to do as many takes as I can. I wanna shoot the scene... or shoot the shot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lee-jones/as-an-actor-i-want-to-do-as-many-takes-as-i-can-i-wanna-shoot-the/) [Tommy Lee Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lee-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa3/tommy-lee-jones-9811_actors_as-an-actor-i-want-to-do-as-many-takes-a_457845.jpg) > [I think there has only been one time in my entire career that I've ever gone back to shoot a scene. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-leo/i-think-there-has-only-been-one-time-in-my-entire-career-that-i-ve/) [Melissa Leo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-leo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b2/melissa-leo-9231_actor_i-think-there-has-only-been-one-time-in_1287063.jpg) > [If you know how to shoot a scene, then you know how to shoot an action scene. If you've seen an action…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-levine/if-you-know-how-to-shoot-a-scene-then-you-know-how-to-shoot-an-action/) [Jonathan Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-levine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7af/jonathan-levine-10199_action_if-you-know-how-to-shoot-a-scene-then-yo_641777.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shoot-scene/#itemlist", "name": "Shoot Scene Quotes", "numberOfItems": 26, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Another mistake a director can make is not to be prepared, so you get there on the day to shoot the scene, and they don't know how it should be blocked, and they're not clear on how they want to do a scene.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William H. 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