“ The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ You know, people always think if you start out as a film editor, you shoot less footage. Actually, just the opposite is true. I tend to grab as much coverage as I can because as a former editor I know how important it is to have those few frames. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ You can't tell any kind of a story without having some kind of a theme, something to say between the lines. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you've got to be a filmmaker. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may need to guide them a little, take it up or down, have them go faster or slower, but the casting process is crucial. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ I don't know that I had any particular influence, but when I came into the business my idols were people like John Ford and Willy Wyler and Howard Hawkes, later on Joseph Mankiewicz and others like that. But I don't know that I picked up, necessarily, anything… ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ I don't know that I had any particular influence, but when I came into the business my idols were people like John Ford and Willy Wyler and Howard Hawkes, later on Joseph Mankiewicz and others like that. But I don't know that I picked up, necessarily, anything… ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ A Mac is a closed box, so Apple can make decisions about things that they don't include. That makes, it in some ways, simpler for them. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may need to guide them a little, take it up or down, have them go faster or slower, but the casting process is crucial. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ You know, people always think if you start out as a film editor, you shoot less footage. Actually, just the opposite is true. I tend to grab as much coverage as I can because as a former editor I know how important it is to have those few frames. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may need to guide them a little, take it up or down, have them go faster or slower, but the casting process is crucial. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ Ordinarily, I don't like to start shooting on a Monday. I prefer to begin in the middle of the week, if I can. On the first day, everyone's a little nervous and anxious, so you have a couple of days' shooting and then the weekend to get re-grouped and catch your breath. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ Of all the stars whom I worked with, I think Steve knew better what worked for him on the screen than any other. He had such a sense of what he could register, and that helped a lot in terms of shaping the character and the script. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ I've always been proud of being a Hoosier. When I talk to people, I tell them that. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ You look back on films sometimes and if they have not been as all-out successful as you anticipated you try to find reasons why maybe it didn't come off for audiences as well as you would have liked. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ I don't know that I had any particular influence, but when I came into the business my idols were people like John Ford and Willy Wyler and Howard Hawkes, later on Joseph Mankiewicz and others like that. But I don't know that I picked up, necessarily, anything… ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you've got to be a filmmaker. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
- 2.4K
“ You know, people always think if you start out as a film editor, you shoot less footage. Actually, just the opposite is true. I tend to grab as much coverage as I can because as a former editor I know how important it is to have those few frames. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ You look back on films sometimes and if they have not been as all-out successful as you anticipated you try to find reasons why maybe it didn't come off for audiences as well as you would have liked. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ You look back on films sometimes and if they have not been as all-out successful as you anticipated you try to find reasons why maybe it didn't come off for audiences as well as you would have liked. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ You look back on films sometimes and if they have not been as all-out successful as you anticipated you try to find reasons why maybe it didn't come off for audiences as well as you would have liked. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
- 2.5K
“ The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ A Mac is a closed box, so Apple can make decisions about things that they don't include. That makes, it in some ways, simpler for them. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
- 1.9K
“ I don't know that I had any particular influence, but when I came into the business my idols were people like John Ford and Willy Wyler and Howard Hawkes, later on Joseph Mankiewicz and others like that. But I don't know that I picked up, necessarily, anything… ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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“ You know, people always think if you start out as a film editor, you shoot less footage. Actually, just the opposite is true. I tend to grab as much coverage as I can because as a former editor I know how important it is to have those few frames. ”
- Robert Wise- Copy
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