Bruce Beresford Quotes & Sayings
28 most famous Bruce Beresford quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's an 84 year old Australian director born on Aug 12, 1940.
“There's a bright spot in every dark cloud.”
“It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form but a repository of the most glorious music and drama that man has created.”
“With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting.”
“Everyone has seen photographs of Mexicans wearing those big sombreros. When you come to Mexico, the astonishing thing is, nobody wears these hats at all.”
“Film is shot in fragments, and the same moments can be shot again and again until the director is satisfied.”
“It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting with the characters they are portraying.”
“When we were trying to get the money for Driving Miss Daisy, everyone kept saying no one could direct it well enough to entertain an audience for 100 minutes essentially watching three people chatting in the kitchen.”
“Directing an opera is similar to directing a play. The singing must not get in the way of the drama.”
“The music of the most popular operas is so highly esteemed, it can stand endless revivals.”
“When I was 24 I went to Nigeria and it was such a culture shock, growing up in Australia and suddenly being the only white man in this unit full of black men.”
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