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| Source: last.fm |
Because I own one of his books called Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity, I thought I might share some of his ideas on filmmaking, cinema and creativity.
"Life is filled with abstractions, and the only way we make heads or
tails of it is through intuition. Intuition is seeing the solution –
seeing it, knowing it. It’s emotion and intellect going together. That’s
essential for the filmmaker.
How do you get something to feel right? Everybody’s got the same tools:
the camera and the tapes and the world and the actors. But in putting
those parts together, there are differences. That’s where intuition
enters.
Personally, I think intuition can be sharpened and expanded through
meditation, diving into the Self. There’s an ocean of consciousness
inside each of us, and it’s an ocean of solutions. When you dive into
that ocean, that consciousness, you enliven it."
"Sometimes you hear a piece of music, and it marries to a scene in the
script. When I’m shooting, I will often play that piece of music in the
headphones whilst listening to the dialogue. Hearing the music is just a
verification that things are going the right way – for instance, the
right pace or lighting. It’s just another tool to ensure that you’re
following that original idea and being true to it."
"Stories
have tangents; they open up and become different things. You can still
have a structure, but you should leave room to dream. If you stay true
to your ideas, filmmaking becomes an inside-out, honest kind of process.
And if it's an honest thing for you, there's a chance that people will
feel that, even if it's abstract."
"I like making films because I like to go into another world. I like to get lost into another world."
Got any favourite director quotes?
Got any favourite director quotes?
