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.
ADRIAN HODGESYou 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.
More Adrian Hodges Quotes
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The situation that women were in, at the time, was something that Dumas doesn’t really go into, but it’s a great subject to look at.
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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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It’s not fundamentally different to any other genre, that action is a particular thing.
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Milady is, in one sense, a villain because she does bad things.
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They’re classic themes, which is why I think it’s such a great story to look at again.
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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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I didn’t want to do that. But what I did want to do was have a real look at the adventure genre because I thought it was ripe for reinvention.
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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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And we make quite a big thing about that. I won’t give too much away.
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One of the problems of this genre is that there are cliches everywhere, and you’ve got to be careful and watch out.
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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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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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You can use the fun of the genre, but I also really wanted to come at it from the point of view of some really complex characterization.
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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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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