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“You don't cast the animal, per se. You have an animal trainer who looks for several of them. That is a different experience than dealing with actors. That is just difficult. It is what you expect from an animal on the set. You just run a lot of film and prompt it to do the right thing, but sit through it doing all the wrong things first. It's just unbelievably boring, frustrating and painstaking to shoot.”

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Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen

Ethan Coen, born on September 21, 1957, is a renowned film director. He, along with his brother Joel Coen, founded the Coen Brothers film company, and their films, characterized by their unique brand of black humor and profound social insight, have won widespread acclaim worldwide. more

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