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Quotes About Shots

The highest moment of freedom was attained. To fire on God, to wound him and make him a deadly enemy. I fired. I fired three shots.
~ Jean Genet
In many of the films now being made, there is very little cinema: they are mostly what I call 'photographs of people talking.' When we tell a story in cinema we should resort to dialogue only when it's impossible to do otherwise. I always try to tell a story in the cinematic way, through a succession of shots and bits of film in between.
~ Alfred Hitchcock
For me I think the pressure Chael Sonnen brings is hard to match with his offense, takedowns, ground and pound, hand in the face and dropping elbows and shots. It kind of wears down a fighter.
~ Rashad Evans
I'm a portrait photographer that's used to shooting celebrities, and I usually need time and all kinds of lights and a studio to set up my shots.
~ Platon
I sort of feel like my job is to be a conduit to opportunities, to maximize the creativity of the day itself - because that's when the cameras are running. That's the important thing to me. Some of these shots you need to think about in advance; you need to have some ideas for them.
~ David MacKenzie
My view... was that something could happen during the credits that could help the film, so that the establishing shots aren't carrying the total burden.
~ Saul Bass
Alex Zamm is probably the most talented director I've ever worked with. He is so good at working with actors and crew and setting up his shots.
~ Jen Lilley
I see these college kids taking these crazy shots, and it's like, taking that shot is going to leave you without a job. You're not Steph Curry.
~ David Robinson
The Taliban are terrible shots. At the end of some long patrols, we'd be walking through the fields and get shot at - and we'd just keep walking.
~ Kyle Carpenter
Before I can slip through the shadow in the back of the vault, a couple of shots hit me in the chest. The armor stops them, but the force is like being hit by a reasonably large buffalo. It knocks me backward into the shadow.
~ Richard Kadrey
How the hell do you call Russia from Greece? It's like trying to figure out rela-fucking-tivity. And still, I gave it several shots. Of Ouzo. Seriously, you have no idea how much your situation is affecting me. I've been stress-eating my way across Greece." I frowned. "You don't stress-eat—" "Cock, Natalie. I was stress-eating cock. There, you made me say it, happy now?" "Opa!
~ Kresley Cole
And a paleopathologist? What do I know about pathology, much less the paleo kind? You've killed as many beings as some diseases, Nix pointed out in a chipper tone. Shots to the heart, and you're to blame. I'm going to shoot you . That doesn't sound patient and levelheaded, Lucia.
~ Kresley Cole
I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is where I want to be... I want this look.
~ Debbie Allen
The twins had brought along Buck Rogers ray guns, but the wind turned their shots and death throes into pantomime.
~ Jennifer Egan
Finally, the breaking up of the scenes into shots and their assemblage is the equivalent of an expressionism
~ André Bazin
The weird thing is, if I'd made 'The Incredibles,' shot-for-shot - exactly the same script, same timing, same shots - in live action, it would be perceived very differently, and somehow more adult than me doing it in animation. I find that fascinating and frustrating.
~ Brad Bird
Some directors are really strong on action, manhandling you around the set; others are very focused on setting up the camera shots and practically ignore you. You have to get used to introverts, extroverts, directors who clown around for the crew, and the odd one who's monosyllabic.
~ Gina Bellman
I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit it, you're able to hit it with a couple of short sharp shots... it's a beautiful thing.
~ Alexis Arguello
All I know is Coach Cook said I'd be a pretty good sand player because I have all the shots.
~ Jordan Larson
I think the defense is going to dictate how many shots you get.
~ Channing Frye
I remember thinking when I set out to direct my movie that it was all about lenses and the shots you were going to get. Really, directing is about tapping into what makes us the most human, telling stories, emotions, and managing a group of empathetic people.
~ Marielle Heller
If you have a game where you're under pressure, obviously there are going to be a lot of shots on target, and you're going to make saves, but you can't say you played well in a game where you concede five goals. It's ridiculous.
~ Wojciech Szczesny
My target is to score in every match here at the 2012 Olympics. I am hoping to land on target with my penalty corner shots at crucial moments.
~ Sandeep Singh
If a guy is shooting a shot in the corner 70 percent of the missed shots usually come off that other side and 30 percent hits off the front rim so just playing the percentages and kind of studying your teammates' shots throughout the course of the game.
~ Tristan Thompson