38 Quotes by Stephen Hopkins

I have an adult emotional life and an editing system inside me which prevents me from being preposterously stupid.

If people aren't in sync, things won't work out well.

I had a birthday one night on a farm we were shooting on. I walked into the tent, and there were 150 people waiting for me, all wearing masks of my face.

Each environment has its own signature. Sound tells a story: You make choices about what you're hearing, where to look, how you want to feel about what's going on.

I wanted to make a film that was sophisticated and emotional, but for a wider audience.

There's no attempt to manipulate the audience. We made our choice at the start.

Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys.

There were no previews; we made the film we wanted to make.

Because of all the concurrent stories going in 24 and its fast pace, it can be complicated in terms of the story, so I thought sound could help with the storytelling.