Jonathan Mostow
Jonathan Mostow
Jonathan Mostowis an American film and television director, writer and producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth28 November 1961
CountryUnited States of America
direct energy hit takes time
It takes such a commitment of passion and energy and time, and it's all so encompassing to direct that you've got to see the bullseye, and you know you can hit it - or at least get awfully close.
amazing audience begin blow care central matter movies people spectacle stuff
The place I begin is with story. If the audience doesn't care about that, then it doesn't matter how amazing the spectacle is. My central philosophy is that people go to the movies to be told a story, not to see stuff blow up.
behave directing learned performance playing tries
When I made 'Terminator 3,' I learned something about directing actors to behave like robots. And one of the key things I learned is that if an actor tries to play a robot, he or she risks playing it mechanically in a way that makes the performance uninteresting.