--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: So that was an important part of the…" description: "\"So that was an important part of the process and strangely, early on, we started to realize, in that respect, we were successful in what we were trying..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/bryan-burk-26010_able_so-that-was-an-important-part-of-the-pro_2646579.jpg" --- # So that was an important part of the process and… ![“So that was an important part of the process and strangely, early on, we started to realize, in that respect, we were successful in what we were trying to do, which is make a film that everybody would be able come out and not be scratching their head at all.” quote by Bryan Burk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/bryan-burk-26010_able_so-that-was-an-important-part-of-the-pro_2646579.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/bryan-burk-26010_able_so-that-was-an-important-part-of-the-pro_2646579.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/bryan-burk-26010_able_so-that-was-an-important-part-of-the-pro_2646579.jpg) > “So that was an important part of the process and strangely, early on, we started to realize, in that respect, we were successful in what we were trying to do, which is make a film that everybody would be able come out and not be scratching their head at all.” [Bryan Burk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-burk/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. 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