Walter Murch Quotes

"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."
- Walter Murch
(Related: People, Saying)

"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
(Related: Art, Dedication, Film, Now, Persistence)

"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."
- Walter Murch
(Related: People, Film, Job, Jobs)

"I think every age has a medium that talks to it more eloquently than the others. In the 19th century it was symphonic music and the novel. For various technical and artistic reasons, film became that eloquent medium for the 20th century."
- Walter Murch
(Related: Age, Music, Film)