They’re classic themes, which is why I think it’s such a great story to look at again.
ADRIAN HODGESThe 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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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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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 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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Richelieu was a great statesman, and like all great statesman, he was a very ruthless man.
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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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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 always want the action to be witty. I don’t want it to be merely routine.
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You’re always looking to make it a bit fresh.
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I want to make sure people are constantly surprised and interested.
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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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In the very beginning, she’s using him in a pretty cynical way.
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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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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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But when he finally does make it, they’re not going to make it easy for him. That never changes.
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