“I like to do my own casting. I think eighty percent of what you contribute to the film is in the selection of the actors.”
Steven Spielberg
Directing the Film written by Eric Sherman
Page 69
Filmmaking Quote #21 (Spielberg)
July 13, 2011 by Scott W. Smith
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Screenwriting from Iowa- Finding the Premise of ‘Finding Nemo’This is a repost from a 2010 post: “I’m considered the most cynical of the group here at Pixar. I’m the first one to say when something is getting too corny or too sappy. Yet, I’d say I’m probably the biggest sucker romantic in the group, if the emotion is truthful.” Andrew Stanton Co-writer/co-director, Finding Nemo […]Scott W. Smith
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