Writing Is A Process Of Discovery Of

This Applies To Many Film Jobs, Not Just Editing: Half The Job Is Doing The Job, And The Other Half Is Finding Ways To Get Along With People And Tuning Yourself In To The Delicacy Of The Situation.

Most Of Us Are Searching-consciously Or Unconsciously- For A Degree Of Internal Balance And Harmony Between Ourselves And The Outside World, And If We Happen To Become Aware-like Stravinsky- Of A Volcano Within Us, We Will Compensate By Urging Restraint. By That Same Token, Someone Who Bore A Glacier Within Them Might Urge Passionate Abandon. The Danger Is, As Bergman Points Out, That A Glacial Personality In Need Of Passionate Abandon May Read Stravinsky And Apply Restraint Instead.

When I'm Actually Assembling A Scene, I Assemble It As A Silent Movie. Even If It's A Dialog Scene, I Lip Read What People Are Saying.

Every Film Is A Puzzle Really, From An Editorial Point Of View.

You Can Always Make A Film Somehow. You Can Beg, Borrow, Steal The Equipment, Use Credit Cards, Use Your Friends' Goodwill, Wheedle Your Way Into This Or That Situation. The Real Problem Is, How Do You Get People To See It Once It Is Made?