It feels as if you put on a many-pocketed coat with 100 cell phones, all on vibe alert, and they all start going off at random times, and you begin to think, ‘This is pretty uncomfortable’. You can’t possibly answer all these phones, nor should you. ‘Buzz’ – that’s really a quite apropos word. They say it’s great for the film. Well, if it’s great for the film, that’s great. [on the “buzz” surrounding him and his performance in Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)]
Month: January 2017
Happy Birthday: Scott Glenn
There are many different reasons why people take parts. For me, there are basically two: one is economic — you have to keep working, pay the rent; that’s a given. The other one, for me, usually has nothing to do with the overall film – whether the script is good, whom I’m working with, whether it’s going to get good reviews — it’s just the part, the character. Is this somebody whose shoes I want to live in for four months? If I don’t instinctively answer ‘yes’ to that question, I shouldn’t be doing the movie.
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