“It's said that if two documentary filmmakers meet they talk about the world, if two fiction filmmakers meet they talk about the million that they don't have to make their film.” IfsWorldSaidTwoFilmFictionMillionsFilmmakerDocumentaries Author:Pirjo Honkasalo
“If you take a big epic novel and you shoot it, when you get to the editing room you notice that it has 2 million climaxes, which fill the whole 90 or 100 minutes. Then you realize you can't cut them out because if somebody is dying and you cut that out it seems like they just disappear from the film.” IfsWholeBigsSeemsFilmRealizingRoomsMillionsNovelCuttingMinutesDyingDisappearEpicEditingClimax Author:Pirjo Honkasalo
“If you fill your time as a director talking about lights and technique with the crew then it's frightening for the actors to be left alone. Somebody has to keep them safe from the mess that is the machinery.” IfsLightActorsLeftTalkingDirectorsSafeTechniqueMessFrighteningCrewMachineryLeft Alone Author:Pirjo Honkasalo
“I don't think the concept of "directing actors" exists in the sense that if you get what you order from an actor you'll always get bad acting. Every actor is scared just like a regular person.” IfsThinkingPersonsOrderActorsActingConceptsScaredBad ActingDirecting Actors Author:Pirjo Honkasalo
