John Boorman
John Boorman
John Boormanis an English film-maker who is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Hell in the Pacific, Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General, The Tailor of Panama, and Queen and Country. He has directed a total of 22 films and has received five Academy Award nominations...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth18 January 1933
intention shooting start trying
Before I start shooting I have all the actors know where we are going with every scene, what the intention is and where we are trying to get to.
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I think that as a director you have to at the very least shape the script; structure it. Otherwise you're not really doing your job.
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You can't get an actor to do something that is beyond his range, so you have to be aware of the range of the actor and, if necessary, alter the part to suit the actor.
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All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived.