Curtis Hanson Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• I thought, "If I could bring these characters [Wonder Boys] to life and lead the audience to react the same way I did, this could be a really special picture." Then I read Michael's [Chabon] novel and got even more enthusiastic about it.

  Curtis Hanson

  Character, Boys, Special

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• From my point of view, when I was thinking about the prospect of [Michael Douglas] in this part, I wondered if he would go all the way with it. The reason I was concerned is that, oftentimes, actors - especially movie stars - when they're playing a character who might be perceived as unattractive or eccentric, will wink at the audience while they're doing it.

  Curtis Hanson

  Stars, Character, Thinking

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• Movie stars exaggerate certain things to let the audience know they're just playing a character, as if they're saying, "Look at me, I'm not really an old man, I'm just playing one." Or "I'm not really a homosexual, I'm just playing a gay character. Or an alcoholic. Or somebody who's mentally impaired." They often do it very successfully and win awards for it.

  Curtis Hanson

  Stars, Character, Gay

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• I look for characters that interest me, and a story that keeps me involved and makes me want to know what happens next.

  Curtis Hanson

  Character, Looks, Stories

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• On the surface, Wonder Boys seemed like such a departure from L.A. Confidential - it's funny, it's contemporary, and so on - and yet at a certain point, I had a feeling that reminded me how I felt when I was shooting L.A. Confidential. I analyzed it for a while, and thought about how emotionally involved I was with the characters. Then I realized that in both movies, there are three main male characters and one female, and all of them are struggling to figure out what they're doing with their lives, independent of each other.

  Curtis Hanson

  Struggle, Character, Independent

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• When I first went to Pittsburgh, I had never been there before, and we hadn't even decided to shoot there yet. I just went to see the location of Michael Chabon's novel. Once there, I became aware that Pittsburgh is a "wonder boy," in the narrow sense of the term, just as the human characters are.

  Curtis Hanson

  Character, Boys, Pittsburgh

  Source: www.avclub.com

• The challenge was the opportunity. When I read the first draft of Steve Kloves' fabulous adaptation - I hadn't read [Michael] Chabon's book at that time - what I was immediately captivated by was this group of characters that were at once so engaging and so messed up.

  Curtis Hanson

  Book, Character, Opportunity

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• Here [in Wonder Boys] I had this group of characters where you didn't know which were the important ones or what direction they were heading.

  Curtis Hanson

  Character, Boys, Important

  Source: www.avclub.com

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