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The Word Processor Is A Better Tool Than A Quill Pen Because You Can Do So Much More With It, But On The Other Hand, What You Have To Say And How You Say It Is The Ultimate Determination.

The Conversation' Was The First Film I Edited On A Flatbed Machine - A Kem Editing Machine. I've Been Using Final Cut Or The Avid For 12 Years Now, So I Was Interested In Looking At This Film And Seeing If I Could Tell If It Had Been Edited The Old Way.

Every Film Is A Puzzle Really, From An Editorial Point Of View.

By Manipulating What You Hear And How You Hear It - And What Other Things You Don't Hear - You Can Not Only Help Tell The Story, You Can Help The Audience Get Into The Mind Of The Character.

The Notion Of Directing A Film Is The Invention Of Critics - The Whole Eloquence Of Cinema Is Achieved In The Editing Room.