As soon as digital editing came about, I immediately made the switch to digital.
BARRY LEVINSONRonald 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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You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen.
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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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It’s always hard to explain why an audience ultimately responds to a movie.
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I play around with human things, human relationships and that, and allow that kind of talk to work in that way, on that level.
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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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Even back in the ’90s, I shot certain things on something that wasn’t digital then, but it was on VHS with a smaller camera and we would up it to film.
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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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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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Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I’ve not found that to be the situation.
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I think when Sarah Palin opened her mouth and started talking, the more she talked, the less appealing she became.
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I think test screening works at its best when the audience knows what it’s getting.
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I got involved with an acting school and studied for a couple years. They used to have improv exercises that you would work on and you would do improvs.
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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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I don’t know that you can do it as a satire. I mean, the business is crazy enough as it is. It’s like doing Wag The Dog – we took a thing that was almost completely absurd on one level, and then ultimately those things came about.
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I think we are seeing a radical shift in the business in general. The studios are making much more of the real big extravaganzas and there are other kinds of films that are coming out. I think you are going to begin to see more diversification that we’ve seen in the past.
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