Editing Quotes

280 quotes by 246 authors

My goal is to strip things down so that you need just the right amount of words or shape to convey what you need to… — Maya Lin
I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper. — Steve Martin
Writing is probably one-fifth coming up with the stuff, and four-fifths self-editing again and again and again. — David Mitchell
In a way, editing is not unlike the movies. The best books, just like the best movies, are a collaboration. They're only as good as… — Viggo Mortensen
People will like to say that 'Eastern Promises' is brutal, but the only reason they say that is because the scenes stick with them. They… — Viggo Mortensen
Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires… — Walter Murch
The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room. — Walter Murch
You never know what you do that could be totally out of left field, which actually might work and give something fresh to the whole… — Robert De Niro
Well, you always discover a lot in the editing room. Particularly the action, because you have to over-shoot a lot and shoot an enormous amount… — Christopher Nolan
In my early teens, I knew I wanted to do television production. I loved cameras, editing and producing, anything that had to do with television… — Joel Osteen
I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing. — Alexander Payne
The best moments can't be preconceived. I've spent a lot of time in editing rooms, and a scene can be technically perfect, with perfect delivery… — Brad Pitt
I'm a student. I want to do better, and I want directors who can find the actress in me and be my teachers. I'm interested… — Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
I'm really specific in the way that I shoot. I've always had a very good sense of what I need in the editing room. I… — Jason Reitman
Well, Toronto, I consider to be the birthplace of my films. I've made three films and this is the third one to premiere here in… — Jason Reitman
If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing. — William Safire
My life needs editing. — Mort Sahl
There's a lot of films that have relatively rigid road maps because they have a script and others that are less rigid because they have… — Gus Van Sant
Sometimes when you're heavy into the shooting or editing of a picture, you get to the point where you don't know if you could ever… — Martin Scorsese
I go through periods, usually when I'm editing and shooting, of seeing only old films. — Martin Scorsese

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