Jon Turteltaub Quotes

#1. You're just always looking for something new. That's why a lot of people bounce between TV and movies. You have the ability to try something else.

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#2. We always feel safest, I think, around the most dangerous person who's on your side, more than the nice good person who's on your side.

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#3. It's so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It's not for lack of trying.

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#4. It's so much harder to recreate something than it is to shoot at the actual place. It's not without its problems. You've got a lot of bystanders and security issues, but it's always a lot easier and a lot more fun to shoot at the actual location.

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#5. You'll never meet a nicer person, let alone a nicer actress, than Mary Steenburgen.

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#6. We love the quality in a person, who can see themselves clearly and isn't ashamed of who they are.

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#7. Magic has a spiritual element, and is considered very important and of value, and magicians have always been a little bit silly, so if you're going to portray a modern day magician, there's gotta be a little silliness.

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#8. It's an ongoing process, in the script, on the set and in the editing room, to make sure you are being true to the emotion of the film without turning it into a melodrama, and making sure you're getting all the laughs you can without it turning into just some stupid comedy.

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#9. You're often trying to fix a script by shooting it.

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#10. Most of the guys like sticking to the script and doing just what's written. If they're exploring, they're exploring ways of doing the script.

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#11. What you realize is that a lot of actors want to be directed. They're there to do the best job they can for the director. They have a lot of questions, and your job is to have answers.

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#12. What's great is when you're shooting at the same hotel you're living in, you finish shooting, put your stuff down, take an elevator and go to bed.

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