Because there are three OTHER interviews running in the same issue, it would be too monotonous to do a straight question/answer interview; so we're going for "feature article" with quotes pulled.
I have an 8 and a half page transcript, and I want to include as many of his words as I can, because this is about him, not about me... as much as I'd like to profess my love for the movie, this isn't really the place to do it... there's just not physical room. I wouldn't have felt comfortable writing a review, nor was I asked to. I think the way that I present his comments and the light in which I present them can certainly shed a bit of light on my opinion -- how I surround them, propose them, etc, will certainly give some twinge of optimism and agreement, I'm sure.
That said, the example I was given was a bit cliche, highlighting how hip, relaxed and cool-New-Yorker the guy was... what he was wearing, and how normal he was. Hell, I don't even REMEMBER what he wore. So, off the bat, I didn't make this a human interest/how how is the blonde boy?! piece. It's about the work, and about how committed he is to it... basically slanted toward the challenge of translation from stage to screen. I think that's forcing it to become impersonal, and in a way, MORE impersonal than I would like it to be, and stylistically, it's a bit bland; but because I'm trying to keep MY words to a minimum, and either paraphrasing or quoting my subject more often than not, I think that's the way it has to be.
(So, no, no mention of any rendezvous that may or may not have occurred.

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Right now I'm fifty words over my "suggested" length. And you know what? I'm going to keep going. Someone else can be responsible for cutting it at this point. I'm giving them what I think is important. I know that's stubborn of me, but this is too important for me to short-change.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
Updated On: 11/30/05 at 05:21 PM