Robert Wise Quotes


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


You can't tell any kind of a story without having some kind of a theme, something to say between the lines. - Robert Wise


We were getting completely behind schedule and over budget, and the studio heads were convinced it was because it was being co-directed. - Robert Wise


We want you to take over Monday morning... I had 10 days to finish it and I finished it on time. - Robert Wise


We believe most of the transition is going to start this summer. - Robert Wise


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


That lasted about 60% of the filming. - Robert Wise


Some of the more esoteric critics claim that there's no Robert Wise style or stamp. My answer to that is that I've tried to approach each genre in a cinematic style that I think is right for that genre. I wouldn't have approached 'The Sound of Music' the way I approached 'I Want to Live!' for anything, and that accounts for a mix of styles. - Robert Wise


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


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