Claire Simpson

Claire Simpson - Quotes about editing

• "I think that editing has... to do with architecture and, having built a house recently, I can honestly say that dealing with the plumbing can be as tantalizing as disguising the mechanics of the plot."
• "Cutting rooms are only dark and gloomy places if you make them so. Hard work, educated taste, sharp instincts and a flair for the absurd have been essential to my career as an editor as well as important ingredients for my life. And never underestimate the value of good luck. I know many extraordinarily talented people who have not been lucky enough to win an Academy Award. Don't get me wrong, it was remarkably validating to win. But what really counts is to face every working day with the guts to be honest both with your director and with the material you're working with. If you can't do that, don't take the job."

  Filmography

As film editor

• Peace on Borrowed Time
• C.H.U.D.
• Salvador
• Platoon
• Someone to Watch Over Me
• Wall Street
• Tequila Sunrise
• Hell High
• State of Grace
• The Mambo Kings
• Black Beauty
• The Fan
• Without Limits
• Jakob the Liar
• Town & Country
• Possession
• The Constant Gardener
• The Return
• Stop-Loss
• The Reader
• Nine
• Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
• A Most Wanted Man
• Far from the Madding Crowd
• The Snowman
• All the Money in the World

  As assistant film editor

• Caligula
• Reds

  Additional editing

• Black Mass

  Thanks

• Imagining Argentina
• The Tree of Life

  Academy Award nominations & wins

• 2006 - The Constant Gardener Best Film Editing
• 1987 - Platoon Best Film Editing

  Other awards and nominations

• 2006 - The Constant Gardener ACE Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film, Dramatic
• 2006 - The Constant Gardener BAFTA FIlm Award - Best Editing
• 2006 - The Constant Gardener OFCS Award Best Editing
• 1987 - Platoon ACE Eddie - Best Edited Feature Film
• 1988 - Platoon BAFTA FIlm Award - Best Editing