For any director with a little lucidity, masterpieces are films that come to you by accident.
Sidney Lumet
For any director with a ...
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All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.
Sidney Lumet
The nature of the work is to prepare for a good accident .
Sidney Lumet
Don't let the difficulty of actually achieving a shot make you think that the shot is good.
Sidney Lumet
There are no minor decisions in movie making. Each decision will either contribute to a good piece of work or bring the whole movie crashing down around my head many months later.
Sidney Lumet
