Commonplace Quote by Brian Eno

We think that we've gotten better over time editing ourselves, and when something doesn't feel right you kind of go, 'Let's put it to…

— Russell Mael

People think in narratives - in beginnings, middles and ends. The danger when you edit something too severely is that it no longer makes…

— Errol Morris

You get so deep into something when you are filming, it's almost like writing it again when you are in the edit.

— Kate Herron

Once you start to realize that a film is the sum of its editing, then editing is the thing you're always looking at.

— Anthony Minghella

I don't think the written word is important in movies anymore and the really great movies are done by great directors who in many…

— Anita Loos

It's all just so fraught when you're writing and then going through the editorial process. It feels like this shape-shifting thing. When it's done,…

— Danielle Dutton

Editing is kind of a solitary job.

— Joe Dante

This applies to many film jobs, not just editing: half the job is doing the job, and the other half is finding ways to…

— Walter Murch

When you're writing is when the "god should I just drop this" feeling can hit. When you're editing is when the "god this is…

— Rian Johnson

Editing is fun for me. That's where you make things happen. Filming a movie, I just try to set things up and see where…

— Harmony Korine

The essence of cinema is editing.

— Francis Ford Coppola

A written word gets preserved in so many forms. But movies which comprise of both audio and visuals have to be done with care…

— Mani Ratnam