It is rare that you read scripts that genuinely move you and make you feel that, regardless of the commercial possibilities, you have to make the film.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I have always thought if you are going to make a film, it's much better to have an original script that will play to film's strengths.
My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
I wanted to do a film for a while, but I never found a script that I felt I was going to be the right person for; because if you've never made a film, you're not taught how to make a film, and you feel like you lack skills.
It's never a script that makes me decide to accept a film or not.
It feels very, very good to make a film freely, to work without having to wait years for script approval, without looking over your shoulder.
For me, the script is important. If it excites me, I'll do the film.
I love TV, don't get me wrong. But with film, you're just banging out this one product, and you're not waiting on another script. You have your script. It's great in that way. It's as close to theater as you can get.
No other aspect of filmmaking has tempted me to do a film other than the script and the story itself.
I love TV, don't get me wrong. But with film, you're just banging out this one product and you're not waiting on another script. You have your script. It's great, in that way.
I'm not accustomed to doing films without seeing the script.