Each Friday, a CINE Award-winner, Board member, staffer, juror or FOC (“Friend of CINE”) will select a favorite quote, either from a film or about filmmaking/creativity, and explain why it’s a favorite.

Today: Mark Finkelpearl, CINE Board Member and VP Development and Production at Eyeworks Cuatro Cabezas.

“it starts with being excited by a story and finally it’s telling the story on screen…It’s the most difficult thing. A good story is a miraculous discovery…”
- Stanley Kubrick

It’s always been one of my favorite quotes because it cuts to the essence of how difficult it really is to find material that is truly engaging to a wide audience, most especially in non-fiction and present it properly. He’s right…storytelling is actually quite a difficult process and while I will never be able to count numbers like an accountant or treat heart ailments like a cardiologist, they would certainly find our work just as challenging in many ways.

Do you have a favorite quote? Email it to info@cine.org with the subject “Friday Film Quote” and we’ll see you back here next Friday.

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Previous “Friday Film Quotes”
March 5, 2010
February 26, 2010
February 19, 2010
February 12, 2010
February 5, 2010