Quotes About Takes

I love the opportunity to shoot digital because you can shoot so many takes, it's really malleable, it's a ton of fun, and it is easy.

It depends who the director is you know, I mean Ken Loach for instance. I've done up to 32 takes with him.

When you have been told that your mind is unsound, there is a kind of despair that takes over

Actors know, with me they aren't going to be allowed to rehearse a scene for a couple of hours and then get away with doing 25 takes before we get it right. So they come with their full bag of tricks.

Truth is stranger than nonfiction. And life is too interesting to be left to journalists. People have stories, but journalists have 'takes,' and it's their takes that usually win out when the stories are too complicated or, as happens, not complicated enough.

I always wanted to direct. Directing is a lot more of a commitment though, a lot more time. I like directors who do very few takes, they know what they want.

I'm not a guy who takes films for strong political messages.

When we were filming the first 'Magic Mike,' we obviously had a limited budget; it was an independent film. And we would entertain extras in between takes.

A banker is a man who lends you an umbrella when the weather is fair, and takes it away from you when it rains.

I understand, certain scenes have to have a lot of takes. As an actor, I think it's quite nice to have a handful of takes, because you don't want to do it once or twice; I think once or twice sometimes is quite terrifying because you don't really feel like you've given them what you want.

The lesson there is that there's no hiding the sound of a band that is bored with its own music. Whatever it takes to create the sound of excitement, that's what you want to do.

I grew up in the indie world and that's what I'm used to, but there's something really incredible about having money behind a film and having the time to do as many takes as you want.

one night like this beats life, the overflow takes care of death

There's no how-to guide for how to change the world. But it's easy to get hung up by misconceptions about what it takes to make an impact.

Spielberg gave us three takes before saying anything to us. Since then, I do that, three takes, to let the actors find their rhythm.

Rain touching our hand becomes a little bit salty! Man touching wisdom becomes a little bit wiser! More touches take more from the touched!

I am a spontaneous actor. I don't like giving more than two takes.

Everything in this world that is truly worth doing takes practice. Courage is no exception.

It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine.

Television is not like making records. I wanna tell all you kids, do not try this at home, 'cause it's hard. It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of practice, and a lot of different takes.

My experience is that very few people have what it takes to be a successful investor, as I discussed in The Arrogance of Stock Picking.

The thing about stories is that they almost always find their way onto the page, even if it takes a while.

Movies have takes. But plays are like life - you don't really get takes.

Oh, everyone's got a view, haven't they? .. Everyone's got something to say," she'd tell me. ..