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Robert Wise
American
Producer
Born:
Sep 10
,
1914
Died:
Sep 14
,
2005
Always
Been
Important
People
Think
You
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You can't tell any kind of a story without having some kind of a theme, something to say between the lines.
Robert Wise
You
Say
Tell
Kind
Some
Something
Having
Between
Without
Lines
Any
Story
Theme
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
People
Important
Few
Think
Frames
Those
Out
Tend
Footage
True
Know
Because
Always
Editor
How
Opposite
Coverage
Grab
Shoot
Just
Former
Much
Less
Film
Actually
Start
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
Work
You
Important
Down
Faster
Guide
Slower
Cast
Casting
Crucial
Take
Said
Always
Go
Up
Done
May
Process
Little
Them
Much
Now
Actor
Need
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
Character
Better
Sense
Stars
Think
Other
Could
Had
Shaping
He
Knew
Steve
Terms
Him
Lot
Than
Any
Screen
Script
Register
Worked
Helped
Whom
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
Sometimes
Try
Films
Back
Would
Find
All-Out
Come
Liked
Look
Well
Audiences
Been
Off
Anticipated
Maybe
Successful
Reasons
Why
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
Truth
Director
Reality
Matter
Important
Think
Major
Know
His
Subject
Subject Matter
Very
Script
Things
I've always been proud of being a Hoosier. When I talk to people, I tell them that.
Robert Wise
People
Tell
Talk
Always
Proud
Been
Being
Them
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