Katarina Witt Quotes

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

I always want to make sure the book I'm writing is the best book I can deliver.

I don't just shoot videos and post them. If it was that easy, everyone would be doing it.

I work really hard on every character and do everything in order to make it look authentic.

Craftsmanship and logic is key to any movie-making.

A sad truth I learned as a DP starting out was that it doesn't matter how beautiful I make it if the story and performance are not there. That should be number one.

It's a collective experience when you're making TV. You think of all the people who work hard to make this extraordinary and you just hope that it works well.

I work very hard at each story, at every sentence.

Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative.

I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing.

I haven't thought about getting into production. I'm interested in the creative aspect of storytelling.

Filmmaking is the ultimate team sport.

In a daydream sort of way, I think it would be pretty cool to direct a movie. But I have been on movie and TV sets and know it is hard work. I like directing it in my mind. It is easier.

With me, I probably work a lot more than people assume I do, but people don't realize how much work goes into writing and producing and making a movie.

Filming is like a house, you have to feel comfortable in it.

And as I've gotten deeper into the process of making films and television and such, I think I have more trust in the fact that you really never know what you're going to find after the twenty-fifth take.

I'm a filmmaker, so I always think: When is the breaking point? Sometimes you've got to go beyond the breaking point, and then you catch it. When is long enough? It's one of those things you have to look at, walk away, and go home and find out what it is.

I am not at all interested in theories about cinema. I am only interested in images and people and sound. I am really a very simple person.

When I go into making a movie, personally, I don't try to bring other pieces of movies with me.

I give as much as I can, and it's up to someone else to turn it into a movie. Good luck to you!

The great thing about film is you start and finish. It's a journey that lasts so long, TV lasts a long time.

A film is different than a script. The text of the script is what it is.

A film takes a lot of time, and yet not enough to share with the people you're making the movie with, I think.

I do enjoy making videos, even though they are long days and very hard work.

I give each book however long it needs to be the best I can make it.