Editing Quotes

280 quotes by 249 authors

Particularly in the final stages I always find that I'm rushed. It's dangerous when you're rushed in the editing stage, most of my early films… — Satyajit Ray
Peeping through my keyhold I see within the range of only about 30 percent of the light that comes from the sun; the rest is… — Annie Dillard
Could I do with a little life editing? Would that give me a little more freedom? Maybe a little more time? — Graham Hill
Creating a book and creating a collection involve a lot of editing. — Anna Sui
Editing is the only process. The shooting is the pleasant work. The editing makes the movie, so I spend all my life in editing — Garry Marshall
What would the world be like if you had to develop a power yourself before you could use it? Just as a silly example: How… — John C. Wright
Editing is a natural extension of collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film… — Rachel True
The films dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing. — Edward Dmytryk
You have to edit the material. That assumes that some kind of a mind is operating in relation to the material. Not all minds are… — Frederick Wiseman
In this century the writer has carried on a conversation with madness. We might almost say of the twentieth-century writer that he aspires to madness.… — Don DeLillo
[M]y first published book had just appeared in stores. The last year of my life-the year of finishing it, editing it, and seeing it through… — Tom Bissell
Youâ€™ll learn that the key to a great book is editing-grindin g, buffing, and polishing-not writing. — Guy Kawasaki
The film is made in the editing room... — Philip Seymour Hoffman
The essence of cinema is editing. — Francis Ford Coppola
The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer. — Zadie Smith
Editing is everything. Cut until you can cut no more. — Esther Freud
I love meeting 'the Odd Man Out' - like fans of 'Baywatch' who regret, as I do, that Tower 12 Productions didn't put nearly as… — Nicole Eggert
I'm a big fan of editing and keeping only the interesting bits in. — Sarah Vowell
Part of the pleasure of editing 'Vogue,' one that lies in a long tradition of this magazine, is being able to feature those who define… — Anna Wintour
There are two things wrong with almost all legal writing. One is its style. The other is its content. — Fred Rodell

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