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Letter "R" » Robert Wise Quotes
«My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you've got to be a filmmaker.»
«The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made.»
« Citizen Kane was a marvelous film to work on--well planned and well-shot,»
«Some of the more esoteric critics claim that there's no Robert Wise style or stamp. My answer to that is that I've tried to approach each genre in a cinematic style that I think is right for that genre. I wouldn't have approached 'The Sound of Music' the way I approached 'I Want to Live!' for anything, and that accounts for a mix of styles.»
«[Then came Welles' 1941 masterpiece,] Citizen Kane, ... a high point in a lucky life.»
«[Although Welles was later prone to insinuating that he had edited] Kane ... basically left the original assembly up to me.»
«His mood in the morning depended on what went on at home, but I never met an actor quite like him, ... He knew exactly what worked for him on screen and knew what he could get away with.»
«That lasted about 60% of the filming,»
«He was a little of both. I didn't know much in those days, because it was only my third film. I was learning on my feet and he taught me a great deal. He was very open to actors' suggestions and he used whatever spontaneous thoughts or suggestions we might have, if they suited his purpose. He was a firm, but gentle leader.»
«I've always been proud of being a Hoosier, ... When I talk to people, I tell them that.»