“Movies get found in the editing room. The movie that you make is not always necessarily the movie that comes out of the editing room. The trick is to perfect the movie that you have and make it the best version of what you've shot, regardless of what the intent may have been.” MayHas BeensFoundPerfectRoomsShotsTricksVersionsEditing Author:Joe Dante
“You do form a cadre of people that you trust and who are good at their jobs and who know you and what your quirks and foibles are. It makes making movies very collegial and a lot more fun.” PeopleKnowsJobsFormFunQuirksFoiblesCadre Author:Joe Dante
“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 or someone else's, or shoot their own picture on video and cut it.” ThinkingWantShouldFilmRoomsCuttingDirectVideoEditing Author:Joe Dante
“It's important for you to do what you love and not let anyone bring you down.” ImportantWhat You Love Author:Nikka Costa
“There's a way of thinking that comes with being an editor that is incredibly useful on the set. It's not just a vocabulary thing or a right-to-left thing or script supervisor stuff. It's a way of thinking about the film and the shots and the way they fit together, what you need and what you don't need, and what you can get away with if you have to.” IfsThinkingWayNeedsTogetherFilmLeftStuffFitShotsScriptsGet AwayEditorsVocabularyWay Of ThinkingSupervisors Author:Joe Dante
“I like writing songs all females can relate to - songs about when you're a chick and you get your heart broken and you go shopping.” WritingHeartSongBrokenFemaleRelateShoppingChicksWriting SongsHeart Broke Author:Nikka Costa
“If you're going to be an artist, you have to create music that moves you, and to not try to fit in so much with what's happening around you. It's a career choice.” IfsTryingMovingArtistChoicesCareersFitHappeningsCareers Choices Author:Nikka Costa
“I come up short when I create music I don't like. The goal isn't to get into it to be famous; the goal is to perfect your craft and create your own sound.” SoundGoalPerfectCome UpCrafts Author:Nikka Costa
“Spread the word about good music. Don't just listen to what's on the radio. If you put in a little effort, you can find some truly wonderful stuff.” IfsLittlesStuffEffortWonderfulRadioSpreadJust Listen Author:Nikka Costa
“Casting is really a black art. It's a huge part of directing and it's the most invisible. It's one that people don't really think about or talk about. But you can really destroy your movie by casting it badly before you've shot a foot of film. And yet there are no guidebooks for it, there's no rule book to tell you how to do it. It's all your own experience and your own sensibility and your own intuition.” PeopleThinkingArtBookFilmBlackFeetHugeShotsIntuitionInvisibleSensibilityCastingBlack Art Author:David Cronenberg