Cinema Quote by John Keltonic

Before writing a single note of music, and even before the spotting session, I find it best to sit down with the director and…

— John Keltonic

When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if…

— Mike Figgis

Basically, great directors know how to combine music with the scenes that they are working on.

— John Gourley

The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.

— Taylor Hackford

I kind of end up getting caught up in whatever the rhythm of the movie is and how open the director is to changing…

— Michael Cera

As a director, the biggest job is to discern the imperfections in emotional tone and then view it in the global picture of what…

— Robert Stromberg

When you direct the dialogue you can be precise, but with a song as a director you're more like a football coach. You can…

— Maren Ade

When I do a film, I try and see how in tune I am with the director.

— R. Madhavan

When you make a movie, you do it so piecemeal. You're doing it, not only scene by scene, out of order, but shot by…

— Jason Reitman

We start with a rehearsal where the actors kind of bring what they think should be in the scene. But we film everything, and…

— Lars von Trier

The relationship with actor and director is probably closer to theater, in that, when we record the dialogue, there is very little in the…

— Glenn McQuaid

In a play, you dictate pace, you dictate rhythm, you dictate when people look at you, when people should be looking at something else.…

— Oscar Isaac