I think the location is almost as important as casting the leads of the movie. The location on 'The Purge' was crucial to that movie working.
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Choosing location is integral to the film: in essence, another character.
I'm sad I'm not in 'The Purge 2.'
Listen, 'The Purge' actually exists in some form or another in many places around the world when you think about it.
That scene in 'The Purge' where my kids, Mary's kids, are in danger was really crazy for me, because I suddenly... I have my methods as an actor, so I went to the place of 'If somebody came near my children, with bad intent?'
I love great locations in movies, and I couldn't believe I'd never seen a landfill on screen before. It was the most haunting place.
It doesn't matter where it is in the world or who I'm making the movie with; that's the closest thing that I've got to a sense of placement.
I had the feeling that Sarajevo was the perfect place to shoot the film I wanted to shoot. It is the perfect illustration of purgatory.
Normally as a director, you do look at other films and things that are relevant. But with this film, it became impossible because I became so aware of the camera placement.
That place that no one knows about - horrifying things we keep secret. A lot of that is released through acting.
To me, the director is the most important, rather than the story.
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