272 Quotes About Editors

Truth is, every writer has to be a good editor, and you have to edit yourself. It's a skill every writer has to acquire.

I had a background in theater as an actor, and then a photographer, and then as an experimental filmmaker and editor.

And then my editor really likes that because he's left alone to do what...to create those things instead of me breathing over his shoulder and I like it because I don't have to sit in the editing room all day. I get to watch just dailies.

Every day is still exciting. I have like a very good system worked out with my editor. Some directors are in there every day, sitting there in the room with the editor. I lose perspective incredibly quickly, and so what I do is I watch...I come in the room and give very specific notes and then I go back to my house or in my office and I watch the dailies.

You can use any editor you want, but remember that vi vi vi is the text editor of the beast.

There is but one art, to omit.

You don't want to depend on an editor. If you want to regret something for the rest of your life, you want to make sure you're responsible for it.

Procrustes was an editor.

I do a lot of brainstorming with my editors.