And we’re always talking to the directors about that. It’s a big challenge to find people that can do it.
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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I think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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On a simple level, you need directors who are good at action and can choreograph an action scene
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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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Our rule with cliches is to either gently acknowledge them and make fun of them, or do something else.
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He’s not cruel. He just does what he has to do. And in his own mind, he’s absolutely right.
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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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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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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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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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Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
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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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The concept of being loyal to your friends, to the point where you’d even die for them, is a great subject.
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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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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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