Special Effects Quotes - Page 6

• Take away the robots and the special effects, and Star Wars is just the simple story of a group of friends planning a terrorist attack.

  Dana Gould

  Stars, War, Simple

  FaceBook post by Dana Gould from Jul 29, 2013

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• My playing is fairly straightforward, really, and everything's pretty much standard no frills or special effects.

  Mark Knopfler

  Special, Frills, Standards

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• A performance can have amazing visuals and special effects, but it has to tell a good story, even if that story isn't original.

  Julie Taymor

  Special, Stories, Visuals

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• What was frustrating about Armageddon was the time I spent not doing anything. It was a big special effects film, and I wasn't crazy about pretending I was in outer space. It feels ridiculous.

  Steve Buscemi

  Crazy, Space, Special

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• You are always hoping that movie audiences are interested in characters and interested in story values rather than just mindless special effects. But you never know.

  Clint Eastwood

  Movie, Character, Special

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• People often tell me how much they love the digital skies that we obviously painted for 'War Horse.' Well, there's not a single sky that we put in through special effects. The skies you see in the movie are the skies that we experienced - but it was definitely challenging at times.

  Steven Spielberg

  Horse, War, Sky

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• I think audiences have hit the wall with CGI and special effects. They have seen so many over-the-top events that they can't suspend disbelief.

  Sylvester Stallone

  Wall, Thinking, Special

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• I think when you take away all, like, the premieres and press stuff and all the special effects, then you just come down to the fact that it's all about acting, and I think that has been the best bit for me.

  Emma Watson

  Thinking, Special, Acting

  FaceBook post by Emma Watson from May 29, 2012

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• Some guys-a lot of guys-don't believe what they are seeing, especially if it gets in the way of what they want to eat or drink or believe. Me, I don't believe in God. But if i saw him, I would. I wouldn't just go around saying, "Jesus, that was a great special effect." The definition of an asshole is a guy who doesn't believe what he's seeing.

  Stephen King

  Jesus, Believe, Guy

  Stephen King (2016). “Thinner”, p.291, Simon and Schuster

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• Nature can put on a thrilling show. The stage is vast, the lighting is dramatic, the extras are innumerable, and the budget for special effects is absolutely unlimited.

  Yann Martel

  Special, Dramatic, Unlimited

  Yann Martel (2009). “Life of Pi”, p.113, Vintage Canada

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• All the green-screen stuff - all the special effects stuff - I shot right there in my house, in the basement in my theater room.

  Vickie Winans

  House, Special, Green

  Source: www.nbcnews.com

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