Ben Burtt Quotes
I've always found that when you're trying to create illusions with sound, especially in a science fiction or fantasy movie, that pulling sounds from the world around us is a great way to cement that illusion because you can go out and record an elevator in George Lucas's house or something, and it will have that motor sound.
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It doesn't matter how many A-levels you have, what kind of a degree you have, if you have good manners, people will like you.
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I was only 23 and just out of college when I filmed 'Casualty' and so nervous, but it was brilliant fun. I was really lucky, and it really helped my career.
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In some causes silence is dangerous.
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I've been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I'm immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I'm a very hard-headed person.
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Americanism demands loyalty to the teacher and respect for his lesson.
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I believe in the moment of things and fate and things happening for a reason, so I write things down and I trust it.
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People should be beautiful in every way—in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts and in their innermost selves.
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I've always found that when you're trying to create illusions with sound, especially in a science fiction or fantasy movie, that pulling sounds from the world around us is a great way to cement that illusion because you can go out and record an elevator in George Lucas's house or something, and it will have that motor sound.
