The actor who stunned Denzel Washington in their first major role: “He almost blew me off the screen”
He knows talent when he sees it.
Cutting Room Floor Archives: 07/2024
The “extremely important idea” Ron Howard took from Russell Crowe
“The physical changes but also all the emotional and psychological changes as well.”
Clint Eastwood explains why he needed to prove himself as a director
“Why would they pay some guy directing for the first time out?”
Helen Mirren’s favourite western movie: “It’s just incredible”
“Characters that are incredibly flawed…”
An ambitious international odyssey: The record-breaking movie with the most directors
Experimental filmmaking on a record-breaking scale.
The director that saved Dennis Hopper from personal ruin: “I was really out on the edge”
“It was like being in a blizzard.”
The mentor who took Steven Spielberg under his wing: “He was expecting surprises, I was a surprise”
A pivotal apprenticeship.
The legendary director adored by Roger Ebert: “He made pure movies”
“He was known simply as The Master…”
The award-winning role that left Meryl Streep conflicted: “I needed it very badly”
Her heart wasn’t in it.
The “insane” career moment Francis Ford Coppola called “a wonderful apprenticeship”
“I couldn’t speak Russian…”