Bruce Beresford

I don't rehearse films as much as opera or theatre. When I began directing films I thought a long rehearsal was a good idea. Experience showed me that the best performance was often left in a rehearsal room. ”

With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life. ”

At HBO, they seem to be well-informed. They make what I think are really quite mature films. ”

When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match. ”

On stage, the audience watches from a fixed viewpoint and the director cannot retake something he doesn't like. It has to work straight through. ”