Dito Montiel
Dito Montiel
Orlandito Montiel, better known as Dito Montiel, is an American author, screenwriter, film director and musician...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth26 July 1965
CountryUnited States of America
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My mother left my father in their late 60s.
teenage crazy years
I was too crazy in my teenage years and I wasn't doing anything that made any sense.
character nashville interesting
If actors are making a little film with me at 2am in Nashville, they're not doing it to get paid. They're doing it because there's something special about the characters, which helps the film become more interesting.
writing character voice
Whether I'm writing the script, or someone else writes the initial draft, I'm always an actor's director first. I always try to listen to them a lot, and try to put their voices into their character.
school people actors
I know that some great actors can transform, and that's fine. But I come from the school of thought that people put a version of themselves in their films.
believe character people
I like to see people put themselves into films, which is part of the reason why I love Woody Allen films so much-I believe his actors' work. I have a feeling that many actors in his films are similar to their characters, and I like that.
actors film screenplays
To me, the screenplay only becomes the Bible of the film after the actors have been cast.
honesty want degrees
You want to be entertaining to some degree. But honesty is always entertaining to me.
acting actors way
I'm such a fan of actors, and also enjoy watching them work, so that I can help their acting in any way I can.
country jobs school
I spent a lot of time making music and touring around the country and living the weird life. I was just trying to keep a job and get by. So in a lot of ways, I went through a strange version of film school. So you live through a lot of things, and put them into your work.
night people littles
People who go to festivals to watch films are usually a little more eager to enjoy them. It's exciting, because it's like you're going to the film's opening night at every festival.
afford blocks broken director great light means money red shut thinks
You make a movie, and if there's a red light flashing in the distance, everyone thinks that the director had a whole lot of money and a great idea that the red light means something. Then you say, 'Yeah, we couldn't afford to shut the red light off that was broken two blocks away.'
hardcore music played rehearsing scene york
When I was a kid, I was into hardcore music. The scene in New York was tiny. Every person hanging out was in a band and played at the A7 Club. There was not much rehearsing or anything. Just doing.
jobs manual ridiculous worked
When I had jobs, I was always doing manual jobs because I couldn't think. I worked at the docks, unloading trucks, and did ridiculous jobs.