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Walter Murch Quotes: Every film is a puzzle really, from an editorial point of view.
         

Every film is a puzzle really, from an editorial point of view.


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Looking at a first assembly is kind of like looking at an overgrown garden. You can't just wade in with a weed whacker; you don't yet know where the stems of the flowers are.

Looking at a first assembly is kind of like looking at an overgrown garden. You can't just wade in with a weed whacker; you don't yet know where the stems of the flowers are.



By manipulating what you hear and how you hear it - and what other things you don't hear - you can not only help tell the story, you can help the audience get into the mind of the character.

By manipulating what you hear and how you hear it - and what other things you don't hear - you can not only help tell the story, you can help the audience get into the mind of the character.



The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.

The notion of directing a film is the invention of critics - the whole eloquence of cinema is achieved in the editing room.



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.

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.



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.

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.



Writing is a process of discovery of what you really do know. You can't limit yourself in advance to what you know, because you don't know everything you know.

Writing is a process of discovery of what you really do know. You can't limit yourself in advance to what you know, because you don't know everything you know.



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.

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.



The word processor is a better tool than a quill pen because you can do so much more with it, but on the other hand, what you have to say and how you say it is the ultimate determination.

The word processor is a better tool than a quill pen because you can do so much more with it, but on the other hand, what you have to say and how you say it is the ultimate determination.





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Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.

Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.



I'm really thankful for every experience I've had, even the ones that were puzzling or disorienting, because they taught me so much.

I'm really thankful for every experience I've had, even the ones that were puzzling or disorienting, because they taught me so much.



Don't blame, forgive, All healing is self-healing

Don't blame, forgive, All healing is self-healing



I think it's important to be aware of different people's styles and how you adapt or change or steal their ideas.

I think it's important to be aware of different people's styles and how you adapt or change or steal their ideas.



You can't control what people gravitate to and what they don't. We can only control the work that we do and try to give it the best that we can.

You can't control what people gravitate to and what they don't. We can only control the work that we do and try to give it the best that we can.



The purpose of life is a life with a purpose. So I’d rather die for a cause, than live a life that is worthless.

The purpose of life is a life with a purpose. So I’d rather die for a cause, than live a life that is worthless.



Oh captain, my captain, bon voyage.

Oh captain, my captain, bon voyage.



Believe it in your heart; say it with your mouth. That is the principle of faith. You can have what you say.

Believe it in your heart; say it with your mouth. That is the principle of faith. You can have what you say.



One night I saw them kissing at a party, so I kissed some other guy. Johnny jumped up and hit him, cause he still loved me, that's why.

One night I saw them kissing at a party, so I kissed some other guy. Johnny jumped up and hit him, cause he still loved me, that's why.



There is another possibility: not the end of nature, but the rebirth of wonder and even joy.

There is another possibility: not the end of nature, but the rebirth of wonder and even joy.




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