As a loyal believer in the Auteur Theory I first felt editing was but the logical consequence of the way in which one shoots. But, what I learned is that it is actually another writing.
Bernardo BertolucciRead
For American filmmakers, the Oscars is like a mystic thing. For me, it was being in a mirror of my dreams when I was dreaming of Hollywood when I was an adolescent.
Interpretation
The Oscars represent a dreamlike achievement for filmmakers, reflecting aspirations and visions of success in Hollywood.
Bernardo Bertolucci's quote emphasizes the enigmatic allure of the Oscars for American filmmakers, likening the awards to a mirror that reflects their deepest aspirations and dreams about success in Hollywood. He conveys that, during his adolescence, he envisioned the glitz and grandeur of the Hollywood film industry, making the Oscars a symbolic realization of those dreams, underscoring the importance of dreams and ambitions in artistic pursuits.
In practice
In a speech at a film festival discussing the importance of dreams in filmmaking.
As a loyal believer in the Auteur Theory I first felt editing was but the logical consequence of the way in which one shoots. But, what I learned is that it is actually another writing.
What always made me proud - almost blushing with pride - is that Francis Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg all told me that 'The Conformist' is their first modern influence.
The problem in Hollywood is that they try to become the only kind of cinema in the world, okay? The imposition everywhere of a unique culture, which is Hollywood culture, and a unique way of life, which is the American way of life.
I remember being young in the 1960s... we had a great sense of the future, a great big hope. This is what is missing in the youth today. This being able to dream and to change the world.
When I shoot, I try to feel the body and the face and the weight of the actor, because the character until that moment is only in the pages of the script. And very often, I pull from the life of my actors. I'm always curious about what these characters and these actors are hiding about their lives.
If I don't fall in love with my characters, I cannot shoot.
The best poems take long journeys. I like poetry best that journeys--while remaining in the human scale--to the other world, which may be a place as easily overlooked as a bee's wing
I've wanted to design golf courses ever since I was a kid. I suppose it comes from the way I've played the game. To find the proper way to play any hole, I've always begun by asking myself what the architect has tried to do with it.
Now people look at 'The Scream' or Van Gogh's 'Irises' or a Picasso and see its new content: money. Auction houses inherently equate capital with value.
Not what the mind sees, but what the mind imagines the eye must see.
If you are not moved by the character, no amount of CGI will give you a performance that is emotionally engaging or devastating - what a live-action performance does.
The writer can choose what he writes about but he cannot choose what he is able to make live.
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