As a loyal believer in the Auteur Theory I first felt editing was but the logical consequence of the way in which one shoots. But, what I learned is that it is actually another writing.
Bernardo BertolucciFilm students should stay as far away from film schools and film teachers as possible. The only school for the cinema is the cinema.
Bernardo BertolucciI was writing poems when I was young, you know, because my father was a poet, so it was absolutely normal to follow my father.
Bernardo Bertolucci