I think one of the things that will really surprise people about ‘See No Evil 2’ is the fact that its so beautifully shot. It’s really a pretty movie.
The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney’s fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
There’s something majestic about a 30-pound Chinook salmon roasted and served whole – people get excited when you present it with the head and tail on. It has beautifully browned skin and extraordinary bright red flesh when you cut into it.
My mother, along with Papa’s other eventual wives – Pauline, Marty Gelhorn, Mary Welch – they all, at one time or another, no matter how angry they were at him at the moment, said, ‘Look, Papa is special. He writes so beautifully. We have to let this go on.’
A comic can be aesthetically beautiful. I think they captured it beautifully and accurately.
The writing for us is the hardest, but also the most important. You want to get to the next part of it, to production, but it doesn’t matter how beautifully made it is if something’s wrong with the story arc.
‘The Dovekeepers’ is a compelling, beautifully written novel that combines history and fiction into a timeless story of survival and heroism.
I write fast, I write beautifully, I write convincingly.
I loved Robert Altman, so gentle yet naughty! And Julian Fellowes writes so beautifully.
