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I can access footage much quicker, yes. But in terms of living with a film and knowing what's right, digital doesn't do that for you.

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Boxing is insane and, in my opinion, should be banned.

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Scorsese has very defined ideas about how to shoot a scene, and he's an editor himself - we cut together. It means he's constantly thinking about my problems while he's filming.

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It's wonderful to work on footage by someone who understands how to get it to cut right, which a lot of directors don't.

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I know a lot of editors who are very bitter about the directors they work with. They feel they could have done a better job, and I say to them, 'Oh really? Why don't you go try - it's not easy.'

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I love being around great artists, and I've been around a few of them.

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The studios are nervous on every movie. It never ends, because Marty's movies are so unusual. He doesn't repeat himself, so they don't know what to expect. We have to fight hard to keep them from being ruined. Film students can't believe that when I tell them, because they think, 'Well, it's Martin Scorsese.'

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Cutting improvisation is really hard, because things don't match, and you end up with some bad cuts sometimes. But we'd rather have the bad cuts and the great improv.

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My job is so wonderful.

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I love improvisation. I mean, it's hard to edit, because things don't necessarily fall together - you have to find ways to give it a dramatic scope, shape. But it's so much fun.

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Biography

Nationality: Algerian

Type: Editor

Born: January 3rd, 1940

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