We usually break the story first. For instance, on The Monuments Men, and this one is more complicated because there's a lot of history, so before we started, we sat down with Robert Edsel, the author of the book, for about a week, and basically, he just gave us a lecture and went through everything. And then, I had a researcher, somebody who we had actually used on Argo.
What you learn when you direct a film, even more so than as a producer, it's a marriage. It's like a relationship with that film so you've got to mak… - Grant Heslov
What you learn when you direct a film, even more so than as a producer, it's a marriage. It's like a relationship with that film so you've got to mak…
- Grant Heslov
I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some of the best training you can … - Grant Heslov
I acted for so many years and sat on a million sets and worked with a million different directors so that is to me some of the best training you can …
I didnt want to be 50 or 60 and auditioning for a three-line role. - Grant Heslov
I didnt want to be 50 or 60 and auditioning for a three-line role.
A lot of the art that was destroyed was painted and created by Jews. A lot of that is gone because that was degenerative art. That's what Hitler was … - Grant Heslov
A lot of the art that was destroyed was painted and created by Jews. A lot of that is gone because that was degenerative art. That's what Hitler was …
We usually break the story first. For instance, on The Monuments Men, and this one is more complicated because there's a lot of history, so before we… - Grant Heslov
We usually break the story first. For instance, on The Monuments Men, and this one is more complicated because there's a lot of history, so before we…
Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story. - Grant Heslov
Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle, and so the hardest part, I think, is getting the story.
There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors. - Grant Heslov
There are times when you work with directors on set, and things are a bit rudderless, and those can be good directors.
Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful thing for a direc… - Grant Heslov
Look, a lot of directors were actors, even if they were unsuccessful actors which I think is helpful. I think it's a really helpful thing for a direc…
You really have to get out of an actor's head to write because actors only care about their part and it revolves around their part so "This is the im… - Grant Heslov
You really have to get out of an actor's head to write because actors only care about their part and it revolves around their part so "This is the im…
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