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Most Famous Top 10 Editing Quotes of All Time!

These editing quotes argue that too much polishing on a guitar performance can actually strip away its natural feel, favoring raw authenticity over perfection. That view pairs with Good quotes about trusting instinct over overthinking.

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I was not raised with films. And when Alain Resnais did the editing on my first film, he said, 'You should go to the Cinematheque.' I didn't even know we had one in Paris.

Quotes by Agnes Varda

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I've been writing for years and developing my own films and editing with a friend of mine in Australia.

Quotes by Aden Young

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I feel that working with the camera and editing it is actually my strong suit.

Quotes by Adam Yauch

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That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.

Quotes by Abel Ferrara

Editing Room Quotes

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You never really know as an actor; it's completely out of your control, in terms of editing, and music, and film stock, shot selection, and what takes they use.

Quotes by Aaron Eckhart

5

I have more control of the material if I produce. I can be much more active in choosing the writer, shaping the script, casting and editing the film.

Quotes by Yvette Mimieux

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If you re-read your work, you can find on re-reading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by re-reading and editing.

Quotes by William Safire

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I don't like to do any editing on guitars. I think the more editing you do, it just takes away from the feel of the performance.

Quotes by Wayne Static

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Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.

Quotes by Walter Murch

Go Quotes

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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.

Quotes by Walter Murch

Other lines come from film work, recalling early days on flatbed machines before modern software took over, and noting that half of any editing job is really about working well with people. Explore Editing Room quotes for more behind-the-scenes insight.