Quotes by Robert Wise

About Robert Wise:

Robert Earl Wise was an American film director, producer and editor. He won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for both West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for Citizen Kane (1941) and directed and produced The Sand Pebbles (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture.
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The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made.

Robert Wise

Of all the stars whom I worked with, I think Steve knew better what worked for him on the screen than any other. He had such a sense of what he could register, and that helped a lot in terms of shaping the character and the script.

Robert Wise

You look back on films sometimes and if they have not been as all-out successful as you anticipated you try to find reasons why maybe it didn't come off for audiences as well as you would have liked.

Robert Wise

You know, people always think if you start out as a film editor, you shoot less footage. Actually, just the opposite is true. I tend to grab as much coverage as I can because as a former editor I know how important it is to have those few frames.

Robert Wise

You can't tell any kind of a story without having some kind of a theme, something to say between the lines.

Robert Wise

A Mac is a closed box, so Apple can make decisions about things that they don't include. That makes, it in some ways, simpler for them.

Robert Wise

I've always been proud of being a Hoosier. When I talk to people, I tell them that.

Robert Wise

I think one of the major things a director has to do is to know his subject matter, the subject matter of his script, know the truth and the reality of it. That's very important.

Robert Wise

My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you've got to be a filmmaker.

Robert Wise

As I've always said, preproduction is so important. When you cast the actors, you've done much of the work. Now, you may need to guide them a little, take it up or down, have them go faster or slower, but the casting process is crucial.

Robert Wise

Author Bio

  • NameRobert Wise
  • DescriptionAmerican film director, producer and editor
  • BornSeptember 10, 1914
  • DiedSeptember 14, 2005
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Film Producer; Film Editor
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Director; National Medal Of Arts; Directors Guild Of America Award