I always think that there is the good and the bad of it all.
BARRY LEVINSONCraig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some improvisational stuff and we used to get laughs and things.
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I think it’s a promising time which will show a lot of diversification that we’ve seen in the past.
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There’s no downside to having too much experience.
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No one really has the power, and everybody’s trying to get through the day, and everybody’s nervous and desperate.
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Ronald Reagan was this actor who was going to be president, and he was very charming. What he had was, he talked about America in ways that got people all caught up in it. He was creating this America – it could even be the mythical “America” – that we subscribe to.
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It’s always hard to explain why an audience ultimately responds to a movie.
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You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen.
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First of all, just to get Diner made would have been an achievement in that I got a chance to direct.
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I worked at a local television station and I got a chance to direct and do all those things – worked kiddie shows, Ranger House show with the hand puppets and things like that.
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All I try to do is create an atmosphere that seems comfortable enough, that it removes tension and everyone feels free. If they feel free then behaviour happens, small moments happen and that’s what ultimately works the best for me.
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You do understand that you can’t force the situation, but in terms of how you edit, you can define that to take the audience along, whether it be a storyline or a character moment that we can play out. The more experience you’ve had, the more beneficial it is, period.
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I thought a great line in the What Just Happened movie said, “We’re just the mayonnaise.”
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Craig Nelson who is an actor and is in a show called Coach in the United States. We began to do some improvisational stuff and we used to get laughs and things.
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I’m fascinated by documentaries, to begin with. Because of the nature of television, as opposed to theatrical, documentaries can be in this long form and take you on a journey.
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They’re intimidating the networks and levying these fines, so the networks are not sure of what they can or can’t do.
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Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I’ve not found that to be the situation.
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