Stephen Hopkins ,quotes

I believe there's a landscape ...

I believe there's a landscape that exists underneath everything that we can see in present-day stuff. And I think that makes life kind of a detective story.

Stephen Hopkins 03.03.2018 03:03:03 33 quotes

When I was thinking of casting...

When I was thinking of casting this, I thought, What roles would Sellers be playing now?

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:35:41 33 quotes

We use a lot of source music o...

We use a lot of source music on some shows and none on others

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:35:29 33 quotes

We shoot double episodes in 15...

We shoot double episodes in 15 days in Los Angeles.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:35:24 33 quotes

To be able to rely completely ...

To be able to rely completely on the actors was a very simple process for me.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:35:19 33 quotes

There's no attempt to manipula...

There's no attempt to manipulate the audience. We made our choice at the start.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:35:14 33 quotes

There were no previews; we mad...

There were no previews; we made the film we wanted to make.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:35:09 33 quotes

Knowing that Gene and Morgan w...

Knowing that Gene and Morgan were playing those roles made it much easier to put the script together-we knew who we were writing it for. It took some mystery away.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:34:58 33 quotes

It's rare that scenes last mor...

It's rare that scenes last more than 2 or 3 minutes, so sound helps segue from one scene to another.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:34:50 33 quotes

It's been exciting to be able ...

It's been exciting to be able to go forward with stuff without 10,000 people saying, It should be like this.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:34:44 33 quotes

If people aren't in sync, thin...

If people aren't in sync, things won't work out well.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:34:37 33 quotes

I've always been a bit of a so...

I've always been a bit of a sound freak in the movies I've done.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:34:32 33 quotes

I wanted to make a film that w...

I wanted to make a film that was sophisticated and emotional, but for a wider audience.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:34:27 33 quotes

I have an adult emotional life...

I have an adult emotional life and an editing system inside me which prevents me from being preposterously stupid.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:34:22 33 quotes

I had no special effects, no m...

I had no special effects, no monsters running around, nothing blew up; those things are all things I've done so many times that they lose their allure after a while.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:34:15 33 quotes

I had a birthday one night on ...

I had a birthday one night on a farm we were shooting on. I walked into the tent, and there were 150 people waiting for me, all wearing masks of my face.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:34:10 33 quotes

I directed 24's pilot. I felt ...

I directed 24's pilot. I felt we should follow the characters around as if we were a documentary crew, using available light, hand-held cameras, split screens, sound that isn't always what it should be, to suit the reality of the premise.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:34:04 33 quotes

Everyone was going to play the...

Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:33:58 33 quotes

Each environment has its own s...

Each environment has its own signature. Sound tells a story: You make choices about what you're hearing, where to look, how you want to feel about what's going on.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:33:52 33 quotes

Dark impulses certainly exist ...

Dark impulses certainly exist in me and, I think, in most people.

Stephen Hopkins 30.08.2011 20:33:49 33 quotes

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