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Writing Is A Process Of Discovery Of What You Really Do Know. You Can't Limit Yourself In Advance To What You Know, Because You Don't Know Everything You Know.

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.

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.

As I've Gone Through Life, I've Found That Your Chances For Happiness Are Increased If You Wind Up Doing Something That Is A Reflection Of What You Loved Most When You Were Somewhere Between Nine And Eleven Years Old. [...] At That Age, You Know Enough Of The World To Have Opinions About Things, But You're Not Old Enough Yet To Be Overly Influenced By The Crowd Or By What Other People Are Doing Or What You Think You 'should' Be Doing. If What You Do Later On Ties Into That Reservoir In Some Way, Then You Are Nurturing Some Essential Part Of Yourself.

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