Change Quote by Rohini Hattangadi

I realized that in every movie, there are a handful of scenes that stand out. So, if you get two of those four-five scenes,…

— Chunky Pandey

Every single director stops at the moment he thinks he has the shot. Sometimes, directors shoot an establishing shot where everything is in the…

— Javier Camara

No matter how much I plan the overall arc of the character, you get there day one on the film and you shooting certain…

— Lin Shaye

My job, as an actor, is to give the director options. You can only hope that the takes that you thought were the best…

— Johnny Depp

There's no real rules about what you do [while directing]; it's just you just use your instincts as to the pacing of a film…

— Peter Jackson

Also, if you watch the film once, there are lots of things that you won't get because there are punch lines in the first…

— Simon Pegg

In 10 different takes, you can do a scene 10 different ways.

— Scott Patterson

I think if I were asked to do as many as fifty takes, I would assume the director had no idea what he wanted,…

— Ian Mckellen

Every scene you will ever act begins in the middle, and it is up to you, the actor, to provide what comes before.

— Michael Shurtleff

Spielberg gave us three takes before saying anything to us. Since then, I do that, three takes, to let the actors find their rhythm.

— Edward Burns

After directing the first film it feels kind of tricky being back to being in front of the camera, because I've always got one…

— Denzel Washington

I understand, certain scenes have to have a lot of takes. As an actor, I think it's quite nice to have a handful of…

— Luke Evans