Bruce Beresford-Redman ,quotes

With Cold Sassy Tree having it...

With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:49:17 28 quotes

With a film, I do my best to u...

With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:49:12 28 quotes

When we were trying to get the...

When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an audience for 100 minutes essentially watching three people chatting in the kitchen.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:49:07 28 quotes

When the music and the charact...

When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:49:03 28 quotes

When I was 24 I went to Nigeri...

When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white man in this unit full of black men.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:48:58 28 quotes

There's a bright spot in every...

There's a bright spot in every dark cloud.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:48:54 28 quotes

There were movies that always ...

There were movies that always made me want to be a director. You see brilliant scenes and the way the emotions were handled. I thought, I'd really like to do that.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:48:49 28 quotes

The number of opera houses aro...

The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:48:41 28 quotes

The music of the most popular ...

The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:48:37 28 quotes

Tender Mercies is a very low-b...

Tender Mercies is a very low-budget film, but it was a huge budget compared to anything I had done in Australia. My fee for Tender Mercies was something like five times all of my Australian films combined.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:48:13 28 quotes

Quite a few operas are still b...

Quite a few operas are still being commissioned around the world, although nothing apart from audience popularity can ensure more than a few performances.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:48:08 28 quotes

Perhaps the most difficult thi...

Perhaps the most difficult thing is shooting scenes set 6,000 feet up in the mountains of Mexico.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:48:02 28 quotes

On stage, the audience watches...

On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:47:52 28 quotes

It's not enough to hit the not...

It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting with the characters they are portraying.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:47:48 28 quotes

It is essential to do everythi...

It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form but a repository of the most glorious music and drama that man has created.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:47:43 28 quotes

In silent movies, they tended ...

In silent movies, they tended to put the camera down, and everybody walked in front of it and acted, and then they all walked off. Cutting was quite infrequent.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:47:36 28 quotes

In opera, everyone's watching ...

In opera, everyone's watching from a fixed viewpoint, and that really challenges you. Lighting, the sets, stage groupings, the music-but doesn't relate too much to film.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:47:32 28 quotes

In my view, the operas of Carl...

In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:47:27 28 quotes

In Australia, they set up a sp...

In Australia, they set up a special fund to kick films off. It was quite an enlightened sort of move. You could go to this government bureau with scripts and and get finance for films.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:47:21 28 quotes

I'd really been interested in ...

I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them.

Bruce Beresford-Redman 13.10.2011 23:47:16 28 quotes

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