Quotes by Editing Amanda Hocking and Hugh Howey have been successful in their self-publishing ventures. But notice that Hocking would prefer to write and hand over the editing, promotion, and selling to a traditional publisher. Ellen Datlow promotionsellingsuccessfulediting My dad grew up as a computer programmer, so he always had random computer software, and I started opening up editing software at age 12 and figuring out how to build websites. Eva Gutowski randomdadageediting I got started on YouTube when I was a freshman in college. I was a broadcast journalism major, and I already had a lot of experience with video editing and photography. Eva Gutowski journalismexperiencecollegeediting In the web products and services world, you have a real-time interaction with your customers, and then a real-time editing of how you as a company are doing. Dan Levitan doingyoueditingworld Editing is the same as quarrelling with writers - same thing exactly. Harold Ross same-thingthingsameediting I don't shoot movies quickly because I get a lot of coverage and a lot of angles, so we have all the pieces in the editing. I do a lot of takes, but it's because I'm looking for something. Nancy Meyers movieslookingsomethingediting I hate editing. I love to write, but I hate to reread my stuff. To revise. Barry Hannah writehateeditinglove I love being in the editing room and playing with tempo and with the rhythm of shots. Damien Chazelle roombeingeditinglove I visited England immediately after I finished writing 'The Marrying Season,' before any editing or revisions. Candace Camp seasonenglandeditingwriting I wrote 'All is Lost' while editing 'Margin Call'. I did that long before I knew if I was ever going to get to make another movie. J. C. Chandor goingeditinglostlong When I first started editing a 'Year's Best' volume in the '70s, the job was pretty straightforward - there were three or four monthly magazines to read and a few original anthologies from trade publishers every year. Gardner Dozois bestjobthreeediting You never really know as an actor; it's completely out of your control, in terms of editing, and music, and film stock, shot selection, and what takes they use. Aaron Eckhart controlyoumusicediting When you're editing, you're putting it together in a way that makes sense metaphysically. You're not inventing it, but you're finding the story that's there. You're making a play that's eventually going to go on stage and present itself to an audience. You want to show what happened, not exactly what you have evidence of happening. D. A. Pennebaker youeditingtogetherway I've written under the radar for quite some time, and I always looked at editing as writing. Christopher Rouse alwayseditingwritingtime When I say 'publishing is the new literacy,' I don't mean there's no role for curation, for improving material, for editing material, for fact-checking material. I mean literally, the act of putting something out in public used to be reserved in the same way. Clay Shirky sayneweditingway 'Close To The Edge,' we actually had played it from beginning to end before we recorded it in the studio. So we knew how long it was, and we knew it would fit on the album fine, so we didn't do any editing. Chris Squire endbeginningeditinglong I loved editing, and being a cookbook editor is a really a great job. Chris Pavone lovedjobgreatediting There are plenty of paths to becoming a writer, but I think the most reliable ones involve total commitment: writing for magazines and newspapers, teaching writing, editing books, representing authors. Chris Pavone thinkeditingwritingcommitment The problems I have with a flawed script are always revealed in the editing room. Xavier Dolan roomproblemsalwaysediting On the Web, we can be whoever we wish to be, editing the face we show to others in ways that aren't possible in physical space. We can also fine-tune the complexity and depth of our interactions and relationships. Walter Kirn facespaceeditingwish«1920212223242526272829»
