Turning one long clip into many

I'm new to I-Movie. I'm trying to edit several 20-minute mpeg4 files into one 10-minute movie. I need bits and pieces of each file. Must I import the same long files again and again into the clip pane, finding and marking the little bit that I want and deleting the rest over and over? Or is there a way to import the file once and to break it into many parcels (clips) from there?
Thanks much.
Carol
MacBook Pro

Hi, Karsten,
Thanks for your reply! As you suggested, I'm draggin & droppin with the control key pressed but there's no changing mouse cursor and while the whole clip is falling into the timeline it's disappearing from the clippane.
Plan B sounds intriguing, but I'm apparently not executing it correctly. Apple T is the shortcut for splitting the clip, right? Does this mean I can split one clip again and again into different sections? Can I then assemble these sections on the clip pane in the correct order with other split clips from my other files?
Thanks for your patience...
Carol

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