Joe Wright
Joe Wright
Joe Wrightis an English film director known for the romance film Pride & Prejudice, the romantic drama war film Atonement, the action thriller Hanna, and his 2012 adaptation of the classic Anna Karenina. His most recent film, Pan, is a Peter Pan origin story...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth25 August 1972
manly proper
I wanted someone who is a proper manly man, and not just a pretty boy.
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This is too much for any one group to handle. We need a cooperative strategy that will prevent duplication of services and keep people from falling through the cracks.
create
The most important thing for me was to create the family,
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I'm just delighted. I really thought that because it was a panel vote it might go to people who had gone to war-torn places. I'm very surprised and delighted.
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I read the novel and I was shocked by what an extraordinary piece of observation it was. How honest and truthful its writing was. I was also shocked by the ages of the characters (Elizabeth is 20 and Darcy is 28). It struck me that these were young people experiencing these emotions for the first time.
felt looked mind originally
I originally felt she was too beautiful; I looked for someone more plain, where the liveliness of her mind was the attraction.
careful felt girls modern shocked
I really didn't think I was going to like it, that it was only for girls. I was shocked by its sense of observation and its careful study. It felt very modern and very fresh.
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I took the screenplay to the pub with me one Sunday afternoon and started reading it. By about page 60 I was weeping into my pint of lager. I was very moved by it and laughing out loud as well.
feelings
It only makes sense if they're young, because they're having these feelings and misunderstandings for the first time, ... I didn't want to make the '40-Year-Old Virgin.'
beautiful elizabeth met number originally people
It wasn't that originally I didn't want her. I think she's being too modest. I thought she may be too beautiful to play Elizabeth. I kind of had the idea that Elizabeth should be a little plainer. So I met a number of people for the role.
laughter
It made me laugh, so I put it in.
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The human heart doesnt change that much, ... I think theyre a few writers where you dont understand where their talent comes from. Those kind of artists speak inherent emotional truths well always be attached to.
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You've got these six women - five daughters and Mrs Bennet - all talking over each other, all wanting to be heard and all needing their space. They've got to appear real.
people lucky hard
I worked hard, but I was lucky the right people happened to see my work.