Daniel Petrie
Daniel Petrie
Daniel Mannix Petriewas a Canadian television and film director...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth26 November 1920
CountryCanada
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What the top tier earns is the engine that pulls everyone else along.
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Unlike any other form of writing, the stories of episodic television require the blended imagination, talent, and tenacity of a staff of writers,
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I do feel that the trend is away from ageism and toward a recognition that older people have a unique voice.
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Yes, the experience of all stages of life are valuable, not just of youth.
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The second Cocoon questions that and deals much more directly with the value of living in the real world with its trials and tribulations. I would say it's about that and not about aging or death.
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I had a feeling about directing Cocoon II: The Return. At first I wasn't too interested because it was a sequel. Then I read the script and was excited by the relationships and its mystic quality.
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They studio were flabbergasted when they discovered how interested everybody was in 'those old people.' And now many upcoming projects feature older people; it's become a trend.