Facts about Stephen Hopkins

Summary

Stephen Hopkins is a famous author.

Our collection contains 21 quotes who is written / told by Stephen, under the main topic Birthday.

21 Famous quotes by Stephen Hopkins

Small: Ive always been a bit of a sound freak in the movies Ive done
"I've always been a bit of a sound freak in the movies I've done"
Small: I directed 24s pilot. I felt we should follow the characters around as if we were a documentary crew, u
"I directed 24's pilot. I felt we should follow the characters around as if we were a documentary crew, using available light, hand-held cameras, split screens, sound that isn't always what it should be, to suit the reality of the premise"
Small: Dark impulses certainly exist in me and, I think, in most people
"Dark impulses certainly exist in me and, I think, in most people"
Small: Because of all the concurrent stories going in 24 and its fast pace, it can be complicated in terms of
"Because of all the concurrent stories going in 24 and its fast pace, it can be complicated in terms of the story, so I thought sound could help with the storytelling"
Small: I wanted to make a film that was sophisticated and emotional, but for a wider audience
"I wanted to make a film that was sophisticated and emotional, but for a wider audience"
Small: When I was thinking of casting this, I thought, What roles would Sellers be playing now?
"When I was thinking of casting this, I thought, What roles would Sellers be playing now?"
Small: To be able to rely completely on the actors was a very simple process for me
"To be able to rely completely on the actors was a very simple process for me"
Small: Knowing that Gene and Morgan were playing those roles made it much easier to put the script together-we
"Knowing that Gene and Morgan were playing those roles made it much easier to put the script together-we knew who we were writing it for. It took some mystery away"
Small: Each environment has its own signature. Sound tells a story: You make choices about what youre hearing,
"Each environment has its own signature. Sound tells a story: You make choices about what you're hearing, where to look, how you want to feel about what's going on"
Small: I have an adult emotional life and an editing system inside me which prevents me from being preposterou
"I have an adult emotional life and an editing system inside me which prevents me from being preposterously stupid"
Small: I had a birthday one night on a farm we were shooting on. I walked into the tent, and there were 150 pe
"I had a birthday one night on a farm we were shooting on. I walked into the tent, and there were 150 people waiting for me, all wearing masks of my face"
Small: Its been exciting to be able to go forward with stuff without 10,000 people saying, It should be like t
"It's been exciting to be able to go forward with stuff without 10,000 people saying, It should be like this"
Small: I had no special effects, no monsters running around, nothing blew up those things are all things Ive d
"I had no special effects, no monsters running around, nothing blew up; those things are all things I've done so many times that they lose their allure after a while"
Small: We use a lot of source music on some shows and none on others
"We use a lot of source music on some shows and none on others"
Small: Theres no attempt to manipulate the audience. We made our choice at the start
"There's no attempt to manipulate the audience. We made our choice at the start"
Small: We shoot double episodes in 15 days in Los Angeles
"We shoot double episodes in 15 days in Los Angeles"
Small: Its rare that scenes last more than 2 or 3 minutes, so sound helps segue from one scene to another
"It's rare that scenes last more than 2 or 3 minutes, so sound helps segue from one scene to another"
Small: There were no previews we made the film we wanted to make
"There were no previews; we made the film we wanted to make"
Small: If people arent in sync, things wont work out well
"If people aren't in sync, things won't work out well"
Small: Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys
"Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys"
Small: 24 isnt like other shows, where you set the look once and youre done. The show started at midnight, the
"24 isn't like other shows, where you set the look once and you're done. The show started at midnight, then moved to a pre-dawn look, and now we're at dawn and we're warming up the day"