“The thing that you learn in directing is that when you're on the floor, no matter how complex the shooting is...you have to remain absolutely sensitive to every nuance of the behavior of the people around you. Because, ultimately, if you don't keep in mind the overall humanity, then the machine takes over and suddenly all you have are technically fine shots, technically good performances. The story's being told, but something's lacking, something mysterious, indefinable.” PeopleIfsMindMatterStoriesHumanityFineBehaviorShotsMachinesPerformancesComplexesMysteriousShootingSensitiveLackingNuanceIndefinableLacking Something Author:Irvin Kershner
“Writers 'get started' the day they are born. The minds they bring into the world with them are the amazing machines their stories will come out of, and the more they feed into it, the richer those stories will be.” WorldMindStoriesBornMachines Author:Lois Duncan