“It's like you might have some great scene that you love but for some reason - and you can't necessarily put your finger on it - the movie's not working or it seems slow or ponderous in some way, and even though it has your favorite scene in there, actually the favorite scene is the culprit. That's the painful thing about editing, is trying to locate those things that are holding the movie back and then having the guts to cut them. And it is painful to do it.” WayTryingReasonSeemsMightCuttingLike YouSceneFingersPainfulGutsEditingYour FavoriteCulpritPainful Things Author:Neil Burger
“If a character is going to end up one way, you start them a certain way. If they're gonna end up the polar opposite of that, you might start them differently to have dramatic integrity to their journey.” IfsWayEndsCharacterMightCertainJourneyIntegrityOppositesOne WayDramaticPolar Opposites Author:Neil Burger
