But you need them to also have that sense of fun and that sense of movement and that ability to get the actors to really respond to the material in the way that you want them to. It’s a very big thing.
ADRIAN HODGESThere was a lot that I wanted it to do, and I wanted it to be fun. It’s fun, but it’s not simple fun.
More Adrian Hodges Quotes
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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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In the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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And we’re always talking to the directors about that. It’s a big challenge to find people that can do it.
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I always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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When she gets to know him, she sees qualities in him that she recognizes and it’s almost like trying to remake the past, but of course, it doesn’t work.
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I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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Our rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
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You have to make that judgement yourself, and that’s partly where the casting director is so good. It was that blend that we were looking for.
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The BBC came to me and they wanted to adapt the book [Three Musketeers] again, in the straightforward way, and I said no to that.
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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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There was a lot that I wanted it to do, and I wanted it to be fun. It’s fun, but it’s not simple fun.
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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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