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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I look at the story, I look at the idea and just try to think of it in terms of that whole body of myth and see where the characters fit in and what they ought to be doing-all those archetypes are there to play with.
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| Birth: | 18th January, 1933 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Film Director |
About
John Boorman was born in Shepperton, Middlesex, England. He is an English film director. He studied at the Salesian School in Chertsey, Surrey. He first began by working as a drycleaner and journalist in the late 1950s. He directed several films include: Catch Us If You Can, Having A Wild Weekend, Point Blank, Hell in the Pacific, Leo the Last, Deliverance (Nominated- Academy Award for Best Director, Golden Globe Award for Best Director), Zardoz, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory (Nominated- Academy Award for Best Director, Golden Globe Award for Best Director), Where the Heart Is, Beyond Rangoon, Two Nudes Bathing, The General, The Tailor of Panama, In My Country, The Tiger's Tail, and Queen and Country.
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