Time Phrase
00:06:15 I wanted to keep Gene
from meeting him.
00:06:18 I was afraid if Gene met him and
didn't like him, I'd be in trouble.
00:06:24 With first-time directors and actors,
you've got to be fairly clever.
00:06:30 Gene asked me, "When will I meet
this director?" I kept saying, "Soon. "
00:06:35 He went to do another film.
By the time he came back. . .
00:16:30 The director has to compromise on his
vision because you can't afford it.
00:16:36 But you've got to keep him
from being discouraged.
00:16:39 The actors have to compromise
on what they want to say and do.
00:16:44 They're part of a process.
It has to work together.
00:16:48 The producer is the person
in the middle. . .
00:38:45 Here we are back in Slovakia.
00:38:52 JD: Now Owen, again, just worked
in unbearable conditions. . .
00:38:58 . . .given that most actors
are in a controlled environment. . .
00:39:02 . . .and aren't asked to do things
that Owen's been asked to do.
00:39:07 He just did it. He was a trooper.
00:39:47 Negative. Negative.
00:39:50 JD: An actor like Owen makes your job
easier, except he's a great writer. . .
00:39:56 . . .and he's gonna want to rewrite
his part. And other actors. . .
00:40:00 . . .will have to adjust to what
he comes up with. It's a challenge. . .
00:40:05 . . .to get him to plan far enough
ahead of time that everybody knows. . .
00:40:00 . . .will have to adjust to what
he comes up with. It's a challenge. . .
00:40:05 . . .to get him to plan far enough
ahead of time that everybody knows. . .
00:40:10 . . .and the actors can have rehearsed
what they'll do in relation to Owen.
00:40:16 Somebody who's willing
to give his all makes it easier.
00:40:20 WG:
When Owen signed on to do the movie. . .
00:43:48 We arrived and started
the video playback. . .
00:43:52 . . .which is a rear-projection screen. . .
00:43:55 . . .the actors were there going:
00:43:57 "What are we saying?
That's clearly him. "
00:44:00 The design didn't fit and that
was the first time we saw it.
00:43:57 "What are we saying?
That's clearly him. "
00:44:00 The design didn't fit and that
was the first time we saw it.
00:44:05 The actors were right.
00:44:08 John and I said, "Give us 1 0 minutes. "
And we ran off. . .
00:44:12 . . .got the script and rewrote it
as you see it. . .
00:50:43 And the studio said:
00:50:46 "You know what, for authenticity's
sake they should speak the language. "
00:50:51 The problem was the actors
we had cast didn't speak Croatian.
00:50:57 We had--
We had to bring in translators. . .
00:51:00 . . .teach them the lines.
It was all very last-minute.
00:51:00 . . .teach them the lines.
It was all very last-minute.
00:51:04 JD: And I was quite nervous
because I once did a movie. . .
00:51:08 . . .where we had to teach
Japanese actors English. . .
00:51:13 . . .because the director felt everybody
should be speaking the same language.
00:51:19 And the Japanese who
learned English for the picture. . .
00:58:55 And that the director communicates.
00:58:57 You can create anarchy
on a set otherwise.
00:59:01 I think that certain actors are
trying to please multiple people.
00:59:06 That can create a tough situation.
00:59:08 You're with an actor to make them feel
warm, comfortable and supported.
00:59:17 It's important that any
performance-related questions. . .
00:59:21 . . .go to the director
and the director communicates them.
00:59:25 I've seen producers talk to actors
to give input on performance.
00:59:32 I really think that it is
a bastardization of what we do.
00:59:38 WG: Whenever Owen had any big
problems with the script. . .
01:04:13 -They didn't. They got free publicity.
WG: Right.
01:04:21 -You have water?
-Water?
01:04:24 WG: These actors in the truck
are guys we found. . .
01:04:27 . . .just local high-school actors
in Bratislava.
01:04:31 She's actually
a stunt woman in Slovakia.
01:04:21 -You have water?
-Water?
01:04:24 WG: These actors in the truck
are guys we found. . .
01:04:27 . . .just local high-school actors
in Bratislava.
01:04:31 She's actually
a stunt woman in Slovakia.
01:04:36 As you'll see coming up,
she'll have reason to use her skills.
01:05:00 BABIC:
--NWA, Public Enemy.
01:05:02 WG: They had fun
and Owen had fun with them.
01:05:05 He appreciated the fact that they
were not really actors, but doing it.
01:05:12 JD: Kind of doing it for the first
time in a big American movie.
01:05:16 BURNETT:
That's good. That's good.
01:25:57 JD: Where you take off backwards
and have all that G-force.
01:26:06 WG: We actually shot
on two aircraft carriers.
01:26:09 One where we shot the actors
and a second one. . .
01:26:12 . . .that was even busier than this one.
John Moore actually went. . .
01:26:18 . . .and got as much deck activity
as possible to construct. . .
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