Cinemascope has become synonymous with 'epic,' and absolutely if you're shooting armies and certain kinds of vast landscapes, you do want that panoramic canvas to work on. But if you look at art history there's not a whole lot of epic paintings that are in that aspect ratio.
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Folk tales, fairy tales, religion, the occult - these are the things I'm most passionate about, even more than cinema. And I'm very passionate about cinema.
You can't train a goat. You can't. You can't. So I don't recommend making a movie with a goat in a major role to anyone.
The more you try to turn away from darkness, the more darkness is right against your back.
Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga' was huge for me. Seeing how all the creatures were made, looking inside Jabba The Hut, all of the maquettes lined up, building the world... 'This is a job?!' I was always avidly watching special features and behind the scenes stuff.
For me, rehearsal is only about blocking and pacing; it's not about performance.
In a world where people believe in something, then it does exist.