yes Here’s a pledge before we begin.
I wonder if people can realize why they hesitate, because it’s almost like breaking an addiction for them.
And the funny thing is, the break is a bit of bait that makes people go, “I’m willing to deal with three and a half hours because there’s this cool interlude thing in the middle. How’s that going to feel?” It looks like they’re about to go on a new ride they haven’t tried, when really they’re just going to walk out and go to the loo and buy some M&Ms and have a quick chat about the first half. .
But I think we’re in the middle of a pendulum swing when it comes to the industry and moviegoing. I know the difficulties that exist in even getting a film off the ground, so when I see something and go, “Ah, that wasn’t really for me,” I still go, “Oh my God. , I’m so appreciative of the fact that you did.”
Because you know very well how dangerous things can be.
How can anyone make a movie these days? It breaks, it breaks, you can’t get that actor, the money goes away. I’ll be offered something out of the blue and they go, “No, no, we’ve always really wanted you. We’ll start next week.” I’m like, “Well, Paul Bettany just pulled out, obviously.” But you just do it. You get on board.
It’s funny, because over the years, I’ve had people say to me, “‘LA Confidential’ was the last of its kind and ‘Memento’ was the first of its kind,” this new Chris Nolan style of filmmaking. To be a part of these two worlds that were only three years apart was really great. And so now, again, with a three-and-a-half-hour movie to come in the middle of this fast generation that everybody’s talking about, I’m very curious to see what it’s going to be like in a few years. How does it feel?