"A lot of directors prefer the solitude of the editing process, but I revel in the craziness of what a film set is."

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Source : "Alan Parker: 'I like the craziness of the film set'" by Andrew Pulver, www.theguardian.com. January 24, 2013.

Alan Parker

#Editing Quotes #Solitude Quotes #Directors Quotes

“You do not need to be loved, not at the cost of yourself. Of all the people you will know in the lifetime, you are the only one you will never leave or lose.”

Source : Jo Coudert (2003). “Advice from a Failure”, p.131, iUniverse
“And if you ever - and I do mean ever - try to leave me, Iâ€™m goinâ€™ with you.”
“My family is happy. That makes my job a lot easier. For the fans, I try to put it all out there on the floor.”
“Writing a memoir isn't particularly interesting to me. I'm not like Ellen [DeGeneres], where I can write, 'Water bottles--they're crazy!' and it's funny.”
“I've been just eating very healthy, all organic, no sugar, white flour, nothing artificial. I'm being so incredibly strict... not a lot of meat!”
“When perfect frankness comes in at the door love flies out of the window.”
“In the beginning there was a river. The river became a road and the road branched out to the whole world. And because the road was once a river it was always hungry.”
“Sometimes you can have a great scene but it just doesn't need to be in the movie. If it's not progressing the plot, not progressing the story, not adding to the momentum, or if it's not purposefully serving a breath - it has got to go.”

Source : "Exclusive: Marvel’s Kevin Feige Talks THOR, AVENGERS, ANT-MAN, DOCTOR STRANGE, Animated Movies, Reveals What’s in Odin’s Vault". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. May 1, 2011.

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