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Tom McCarthy
American
Director
Born:
Jun 7
,
1966
Me
People
Think
Will
Writing
You
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There's a bit more of a safe distance when you're making a narrative movie, a bit more perspective. Audiences can separate themselves from the harsh reality of the facts a little bit more and think: 'Okay, how do I consider this?'
Tom McCarthy
You
Reality
Perspective
Think
Consider
Distance
Bit
Harsh
Harsh Reality
Okay
More
Facts
Safe
Narrative
How
Making
Audiences
Movie
Little
Little Bit
Themselves
Separate
With docs, there's often a very direct communication between the filmmaker and the audience. With narrative movies, we leave it a little bit more open.
Tom McCarthy
Communication
Bit
Direct
More
Open
Between
Narrative
Audience
Leave
Very
Often
Little
Movies
Little Bit
Filmmaker
Taking chances is my job; some will connect and some won't, and certain films find their audiences in different ways. I think 'Spotlight' probably is a better movie because of 'The Cobbler.' You learn with every movie you make: you learn from your mistakes, and you learn from your achievements, and I really do have that approach to filmmaking.
Tom McCarthy
You
Better
Will
Job
Mistakes
Every
Think
Films
Approach
Ways
Find
Some
Taking
Taking Chances
Make
Learn
Because
Spotlight
Audiences
Achievements
Different
Movie
Really
Certain
Your
Connect
Different Ways
Chances
Filmmaking
A lot of times, I'll resist the temptation to visually define a movie until, one, I really understand just what the movie's about, and two, until I start talking to my cinematographer.
Tom McCarthy
Cinematographer
Define
About
Temptation
Until
Talking
Understand
Lot
Times
Just
Movie
Really
Start
Resist
Two
I'm a pretty well-read person. I read my paper every morning.
Tom McCarthy
Morning
Every
Paper
Pretty
Read
Well-Read
Person
Ultimately, as an actor, it comes down to committing to the text in the script.
Tom McCarthy
Down
Ultimately
Text
Committing
Script
Actor
I loved acting, and then acting led to writing, and writing led to directing, and directing lead to five movies, and I feel like the luckiest guy in the world.
Tom McCarthy
Writing
World
Guy
Directing
Lead
Feel
Like
Led
Five
Loved
Movies
Then
Acting
Luckiest
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