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Bruce Beresford quotes about film

Australian Director August 16, 1940

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Bruce Beresford quote: "With a film, I do my best to understand the author's..."
With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life. Bruce Beresford
I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room. Bruce Beresford
Tender Mercies is a very low-budget film, but it was a huge budget compared to anything I had done in Australia. My fee for Tender Mercies was something like five times all of my Australian films combined. Bruce Beresford
In Australia, they set up a special fund to kick films off. It was quite an enlightened sort of move. You could go to this government bureau with scripts and and get finance for films. Bruce Beresford
In opera, everyone's watching from a fixed viewpoint, and that really challenges you. Lighting, the sets, stage groupings, the music-but doesn't relate too much to film. Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford quote: "At HBO, they seem to be well-informed. They make what I think..."
At HBO, they seem to be well-informed. They make what I think are really quite mature films. Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford quote: "Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot..."
Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot again and again until the director is satisfied. Bruce Beresford
Bruce Beresford quote: "He's wrong. That's why his films look so terrible."
He's wrong. That's why his films look so terrible. Bruce Beresford

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