Walter Murch says...

"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."

Walter Murch, ACE
- Film Editor & Sound Designer


2 time Oscar Winner:

1. - The English Patient (Best Film Editing - 1997)
2. - Apocalypse Now (Best Sound - 1980)

Sergei Eisenstein says...

"The most important thing is to have the vision. The next is to grasp and hold it. [...] You must hold and fix it in your memory and senses. And you must do it at once."

- Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet Filmmaker
(from Film Form, p. 261)

William A. Fraker says...

"If you want to take 1 class to learn about the cinema, I'd say you should take 1 year of film editing. Editing is extremely important; that's how I started."

- William A. Fraker, ASC (1923–2010)
Cinematographer of Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Steve Martin says...

‎"You know what your problem is - it's that you haven't seen enough movies. All of life's riddles are answered in the movies."

- Steve Martin
Writer, Actor and Producer

Darren Aronofsky says...

"We used a lot of close-ups. For me, the close-up is one of the great inventions of the 20th century; it allows an audience to sit in a dark room and stare into the eyes of a person who’s emoting without being self-conscious. I’m always about getting close to the actors and feeling their emotions and their presence."

- Darren Aronofsky
Director of Black Swan (2010) and Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Freddie Francis says...

‎"Before I light a scene, I have to find a reason for it."

- Freddie Francis, BSC
Director of Elephant Man (1980)