In most films music is brought in at the end, after the picture is more or less locked, to amplify the emotions the filmmaker wants you to feel. Ken Burns amplifybringemotion Change image and share on social
I think my expectations for myself are much more severe and much more direct. You can't work on a film for six years without being your own toughest critic. So you can't really be distracted by the expectations based on your previous performance. Ken Burns basecriticdirect share on social
When you are editing, the final master is Aristotle and his poetics. You might have a terrific episode, but if people are falling out because there are just too many elements in it, you have to begin to get rid of things. Ken Burns aristotlebeginedit share on social
I subscribe to William Faulkner's' view that history is not just about what we were before but who we are now. Ken Burns faulknerhistorysubscribe Change image and share on social
You know, you meet some people, and do a lot of interviews, and you come across a Buck O'Neill and you know you are going to know him for the rest of your life. The same thing happened with Curt Flood. Ken Burns buckcurtflood share on social
The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts. Ken Burns artcontributioncountry Change image and share on social
Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what Einstein is to physics. Ken Burns 20thamericanarmstrong Change image and share on social
History's just been made for sale to an inside deal. Ken Burns dealhistoryinside Change image and share on social
I record all of my music with authentic instruments in a studio before we start editing, doing many, many versions. The music shapes the film as we edit so it has an organic relationship to the content. Ken Burns authenticcontentedit share on social
By its very nature, no one person can ever be the center of jazz. Ken Burns centerjazznature Change image and share on social
