I guarantee you that two directors that are any good can take the same story, change the name of the characters, change the name of the town, and make an entirely different picture.
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What you do is get the right director and the right screenwriter and the right cast. It's a fantastic job.
The similarity between the big directors I've worked with is that they allow the writer to find a way of doing what they want done without saying 'do it this way.' They describe what they want, then letting the writer figure out a way to do it.
It can certainly happen that characters in more sophisticated stories can 'take over' as they develop and change the author's original ideas. Well, it certainly happens to me at times.
Unfortunately, the author of a book pretty much gives up control of the story when the producers take over a book to make it into a movie.
The thing about this business is that you always end up finding these amazing stories and these amazing people who make amazing films. I just want to work with good people and keep challenging myself with different kinds of characters.
I just like a good story. I want the story to be good and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.
I think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different.
It's very rare that you get a director that lets you be creative and bring what you feel your character should do or should be.
As a writer, I challenge myself not to tell the same story - to tackle different characters with different issues.
All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure. If you do it wrong, it won't.
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