Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

I think every age has a medium that talks to it more eloquently than the others. In the 19th century it was symphonic music and the novel. For various technical and artistic reasons, film became that eloquent medium for the 20th century.

Walter MurchEditor · American · b. 1943
More from Walter Murch
Music QuotesFilmmaking Quotes
#Film#Age
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films. — Carter Burwell
  • Music is a very integral part of the film, but it will not be as full of music as a Bollywood film. — Roland Joffe
  • Now, it's almost impossible to go out and do a film about a new form of music. — Penelope Spheeris
  • Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does. — Walter Murch
  • This applies to many film jobs, not just editing: half the job is doing the job, and the other half is finding ways to get along with people and tuning yourself in to the delicacy of the situation. — Walter Murch
  • When I'm actually assembling a scene, I assemble it as a silent movie. Even if it's a dialog scene, I lip read what people are saying. — Walter Murch
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026