Approach Quote by David Mackenzie

In any movie, there are a number of scenes that get cut in an effort to keep the film from running too long. Some…

— Robert B. Weide

The only reason for using another cut is to improve the scene.

— Edward Dmytryk

We talked a lot about The Best Intentions and how we could shoot certain scenes in different ways with slightly different bits of dialogue…

— Bille August

I always believe that editing is the kind of thing where you want to cut into a scene a little bit after it starts…

— David Nutter

When you cut a film, certain scenes fall away and don't fit into the shape of the movie.

— Wyck Godfrey

Fundamentally, I always find that most of the films that I've put out are essentially the director's cut. Part of the process with a…

— Ridley Scott

As actors, if the director doesn't cut, then you just keep going.

— Fala Chen

There's only one movie in my career I've had regrets with cutting it shorter, and I think some scenes maybe I shouldn't have cut.

— Ang Lee

As soon as the actor steps into the role, you probably can cut 50% of the lines because there's a person there now. And…

— Stanley Tucci

I've never made a film where I don't have final cut. And I can't imagine doing that. That just seems like it would be…

— Kelly Reichardt

Ultimately, you just have to do what feels right for the film. It really helps when you have great collaborators like my editor, Eduardo…

— Sonia Braga

I don't do match cuts really. That's a ridiculous thing to say - I do. But we always explore how we can propel a…

— Sally Menke