Editing Quotes

“The very essence of the cinema is editing. It's the combination of what can be extraordinary images of people during emotional moments, or images in a general sense, put together in a kind of alchemy.”

“The process of editing is one of subtraction.”

“Any editor who is not tough is no editor at all.”

“The emotion of the scene is the most important thing.”

“A bad cut is one that is noticed.”

“Editing is a form of collaboration.”

“To be a good editor, you have to be a good reader first.”

“The work is about chipping away everything that’s not it.”

“Omit needless words.”

“Free of the boundaries of time and space, I coordinate any and all points of the universe, wherever I want them to be.”

“The editing is what gives the film its meaning and rhythm.”

“I consider a good director to be a good editor.”

“When a sound can replace an image, cut the image or neutralize it.”

“Editing is where the movie is really made.”

“Good writing is a kind of sculpture. You have to chip away at the raw material to reveal the form.”

“Editing is the same as quarreling with writers - same thing exactly.”

“An editor is a person who knows more about writing than writers do but has escaped the terrible desire to write.”

“I don't think you can be a good editor if you're not a good reporter.”

“A writer's life is a life of revisions.”

“The ideal cutting point is the moment we Blink. That is the moment we are breaking the stream of consciousness.”