Curtis Hanson
Curtis Hanson
Curtis Lee Hansonis an American film director, film producer and screenwriter. His directing work includes the psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, the neo-noir crime film L.A. Confidential, the comedy Wonder Boys, the hip hop drama 8 Mile, and the romantic comedy-drama In Her Shoes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth24 March 1945
CityReno, NV
CountryUnited States of America
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You can dress it up, but it comes down to the fact that a movie is only as good as its script.
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What he had from the beginning is a natural charisma, ... a thing that makes you interested in watching him and hearing what comes out of his mouth. As frustrating as it is to all the wannabe actors out there, that's God-given. You either have it or you don't.
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We feel his pain and yet he consistently makes us laugh. You can imagine how exciting it is to have so many people consistently say that this is the best work he's (Douglas) ever done.
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With millions of people watching poker weekly on television, it was important to capture the authenticity of the game and its players. To that end, the poker tables in 'Lucky You' are primarily populated by poker players, not actors pretending to be poker players. Our stars trained for months in order to convincingly play side by side with top poker professionals cast in fictional roles.
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Shirley's his female counterpart. They're wild horses knocking against a fence post, trying to push and see how far their work can take them. I think being challenged as an actress keeps Shirley young.
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One of the reasons I wanted Toni to play the part was...she would put on the burden of weight, ... The weight of responsibility that someone feels who literally gave up her own childhood to take care of her sister.
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The shoes are a great symbol of the conflict between the sisters. Haven't we all at one time or another wanted to be in someone else's shoes? To have their advantages, their good fortune.
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This is the third time I've brought a movie to the Toronto festival,
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defined by the outward differences in the appearances, we tried to extend this duality to the two geographic worlds in which the story takes place.
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This girl, I can't tell you how much ... well, just how proud I am of her. She is going to surprise so many people with this.
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The fact is that people have started to dismissively apply that term to stories that focus on women and their relationships,
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I read this script and it struck a chord with me, and I thought, why does this story affect me so much? And I realized that it reminded me a lot of my relationship with my brother - two people who took very different routes to get to a very similar place.
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I grew up in Los Angeles, and I always wanted to make a movie about Los Angeles.
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I prefer stories about people who are, in a sense, trying to find better versions of themselves.