Cinema Quote by Thelma Schoonmaker

In the past I've worked with directors who saw very much their scene in their head and knew exactly how they were going to…

— Colm Meaney

A good director is very well prepared, and knows exactly how he's going to cut the film, so the shooting is as efficient as…

— William H. Macy

It's rare that I'm working on a movie and that's the case. My goal is the same, ultimately at a certain point you give…

— Charles Roven

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

— Fala Chen

As a director, when you cut scenes from a movie, you do it with the idea that it is making the story move forward…

— Catherine Hardwicke

I think that anybody that wants to direct, particularly writers, should spend some time in an editing room, whether it's a film of theirs…

— Joe Dante

Making films is much more difficult than people imagine, and so the experience of actually directing them is not one I've ever relished.

— Sydney Pollack

I've found that the more experts you have on a movie, the less control the director has.

— John Frankenheimer

It's great working with directors and with somebody else's vision.

— James Iha

A lot of directors in my experience are very receptive. They see what you do first, and then they want to find a place…

— Annette Bening

With film, so much is in the director's hands. Once something is cut together - unless you're in the editing room - you don't…

— Julia Stiles

I've worked with some of the great cinematographers. So I'm always watching what they do and I'm watching how the director composes his shots,…

— Eric Bana