“I do feel that scripts get developed now to a point where they're sort of actor-proof. If the actor is not very good, the narrative still survives because it's all in the dialogue. Not to say there aren't great performances in English-language films, because there are every year, but the 1970s were awash with great performances, and I was wondering whether it had to do with the amount of space and the amount of responsibility given to the actors.” IfsFeelsYearsStillsFilmActorsLanguageGivenSpaceResponsibilityWonderAmountPerformancesVery GoodScriptsProofDialogueNarrativeEnglish LanguageGreat Performance Author:Paul Bettany
“Doing the big budget films really makes you appreciate doing movies like Shelter. It's because this is like doing theater, you just have to hit the ground running” BigsRunningFilmAppreciateTheaterBudgetsShelter Author:Paul Bettany
“People have suggested that perhaps we are too affluent to be telling this story, which is amazing to me because then I wonder what story I am allowed to tell. Having been working with the homeless for the past years, I noticed lots of things about them, but one thing I really noticed was that they were probably too busy just getting though the day to make a film about themselves.” PeopleYearsStoriesPastFilmWonderOne ThingBusyHomelessToo BusyAffluent Author:Paul Bettany
“In America, they shoot budgets and schedules, and they don't shoot films any more. There's more opportunity in Europe to make films that at least have a purity of intent.” AmericaFilmOpportunityEuropeBudgetsPuritySchedules Author:Paul Bettany
