Quotes for All
Sometimes, a scene goes on too long and, with this being a suspense story and murder mystery that you’re trying to discover through her heightened paranoia, you don’t want scenes that take you on a tangent. Sometimes, you love those scenes, but you know that it’s better not to be in the overall film. So, … Read more
As a director, when you cut scenes from a movie, you do it with the idea that it is making the story move forward and progress. Sometimes, you don’t realize that something is actually a sidetrack for the story, or it takes the tension out of a scene. Catherine Hardwicke
Usually, we have some of those nostalgic moments like, Oh my god, I can’t believe we survived that day, because filmmaking is such a wild roller coaster ride. Catherine Hardwicke
It’s interesting for me to do the commentary with the actors because, as a director, you’re so in your own world that you see it from your perspective, your issues and what you were trying to do, and then it’s really very fun to hear their perspective on how it was to do a particular … Read more
When I talk to film students, I always say, Buy the DVDs and listen to the commentaries, look at the making of, look at the behind-the-scenes, because that’s such a great learning tool. Catherine Hardwicke
When you’re in the editing process, you try different things and you get creative ideas. Catherine Hardwicke
I like doing commentary. As a filmmaker and film student, I think it’s really interesting to hear what a director did and how they figured out how to do things. I often like the technical commentaries myself. Catherine Hardwicke
Hardly any filmmakers can just make anything they want. Obviously, there are some exceptions, like Steven Spielberg, but he has that mainstream mentality and the kinds of films he loves to make are the kind that appeal to this big, mass audience. Catherine Hardwicke
Since I was a little kid, I did like fairy tale. I did dress up like Little Red Riding Hood. My mom had to make me a cape. Catherine Hardwicke
I thought it would be quite a challenge to direct a mystery thriller. I hadn’t really done something like that. Catherine Hardwicke