Filmmakers began to experiment with special effects almost as soon as motion pictures were invented. The history of special effects is the history of…

- Ben Burtt

Most sound people don't get the assignment to create worlds of sound and get freedom to try a lot of things and then get the scrutiny and support of …

- Ben Burtt

True prosperity is the result of well-placed confidence in ourselves and our fellow man.

- Ben Burtt

I've always found that when you're trying to create illusions with sound, especially in a science fiction or fantasy movie, that pulling sounds from …

- Ben Burtt

Most sound work in films is done very quickly, and at the end of the schedule where it's just jammed together and you always wish that you had more s…

- Ben Burtt