And we’re always talking to the directors about that. It’s a big challenge to find people that can do it.
ADRIAN HODGESBut 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.
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 think there’s an element in Milady where she sees her own innocence in D’Artagnan.
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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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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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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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Being able to do action sounds like it should be straightforward, but it really isn’t.
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Richelieu is not a villain, in his own mind. He’s doing what he needs to do.
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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.
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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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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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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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In the book, D’Artagnan doesn’t actually become an official Musketeer until quite near the end.
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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 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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