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Interview with Film Director, Mike Newell


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[Music] from Four Weddings and a funeral to

from Four Weddings and a funeral to

from Four Weddings and a funeral to Donnie Brasco to harry potter the goblet

Donnie Brasco to harry potter the goblet

Donnie Brasco to harry potter the goblet of fire mike newell knows how to bring a

of fire mike newell knows how to bring a

of fire mike newell knows how to bring a story to the big screen welcome to

story to the big screen welcome to

story to the big screen welcome to watchmojo.com i’m your host leila today

watchmojo.com i’m your host leila today

watchmojo.com i’m your host leila today I’m talking to the versatile director

I’m talking to the versatile director

I’m talking to the versatile director about his career and his latest feature

about his career and his latest feature

about his career and his latest feature love in the Time of Cholera today you’re

love in the Time of Cholera today you’re

love in the Time of Cholera today you’re an accomplished director with each

an accomplished director with each

an accomplished director with each achievement you’ve earned more and more

achievement you’ve earned more and more

achievement you’ve earned more and more credentials but practically speaking

credentials but practically speaking

credentials but practically speaking what kind of lessons stay with you don’t

what kind of lessons stay with you don’t

what kind of lessons stay with you don’t take yourself too seriously try every

take yourself too seriously try every

take yourself too seriously try every day that you get up not to be an asshole

day that you get up not to be an asshole

day that you get up not to be an asshole which is a really difficult one but the

which is a really difficult one but the

which is a really difficult one but the serious thing is about how you pick what

serious thing is about how you pick what

serious thing is about how you pick what you want to do do you rely on your

you want to do do you rely on your

you want to do do you rely on your intuition as a director I don’t know

intuition as a director I don’t know

intuition as a director I don’t know better in a way better not to examine

better in a way better not to examine

better in a way better not to examine that because if you do you’ll start to

that because if you do you’ll start to

that because if you do you’ll start to talk about you see the thing about my

talk about you see the thing about my

talk about you see the thing about my style is as soon as you think that you

style is as soon as you think that you

style is as soon as you think that you have something it’s a good idea to try

have something it’s a good idea to try

have something it’s a good idea to try throwing it away and how do you

throwing it away and how do you

throwing it away and how do you typically express your vision to the

typically express your vision to the

typically express your vision to the people you’re working with an example is

people you’re working with an example is

people you’re working with an example is this is this thing right the thing that

this is this thing right the thing that

this is this thing right the thing that I’ve just done love the time of cholera

I’ve just done love the time of cholera

I’ve just done love the time of cholera I think it’s about people living from

I think it’s about people living from

I think it’s about people living from very young to very old as they get older

very young to very old as they get older

very young to very old as they get older they know that they’re headed into dark

they know that they’re headed into dark

they know that they’re headed into dark right they’re going to die and that’s at

right they’re going to die and that’s at

right they’re going to die and that’s at that for the characters in this film is

that for the characters in this film is

that for the characters in this film is a real challenge are they going to admit

a real challenge are they going to admit

a real challenge are they going to admit to being scared and just kind of

to being scared and just kind of

to being scared and just kind of crumpled in the face of it which is what

crumpled in the face of it which is what

crumpled in the face of it which is what one of the characters does do the girl

one of the characters does do the girl

one of the characters does do the girl does do it as she gets older and grows

does do it as she gets older and grows

does do it as she gets older and grows into a kind of an interest quite a grand

into a kind of an interest quite a grand

into a kind of an interest quite a grand old lady she gets more and more

old lady she gets more and more

old lady she gets more and more frightened and the guy who has been in

frightened and the guy who has been in

frightened and the guy who has been in love with us as he was 16 but has also

love with us as he was 16 but has also

love with us as he was 16 but has also had 622 other lovers he says I’m 75

had 622 other lovers he says I’m 75

had 622 other lovers he says I’m 75 years old I’ve never stopped loving you

years old I’ve never stopped loving you

years old I’ve never stopped loving you and I am now as more happy than I have

and I am now as more happy than I have

and I am now as more happy than I have ever ever be I don’t care how old

ever ever be I don’t care how old

ever ever be I don’t care how old we will begin all over again and we will

we will begin all over again and we will

we will begin all over again and we will live with one another now that I can at

live with one another now that I can at

live with one another now that I can at last live with you we will live with one

last live with you we will live with one

last live with you we will live with one another as if we were 16 and we will

another as if we were 16 and we will

another as if we were 16 and we will take our lives up from that point and

take our lives up from that point and

take our lives up from that point and there is this great thing in needing in

there is this great thing in needing in

there is this great thing in needing in the in the story what’s going to win is

the in the story what’s going to win is

the in the story what’s going to win is def gonna win because we’re all going to

def gonna win because we’re all going to

def gonna win because we’re all going to die or his life going to win because you

die or his life going to win because you

die or his life going to win because you should live it right up until the moment

should live it right up until the moment

should live it right up until the moment that just snatched you know now if I can

that just snatched you know now if I can

that just snatched you know now if I can see that about the story what you try to

see that about the story what you try to

see that about the story what you try to do with every story is to see what it’s

do with every story is to see what it’s

do with every story is to see what it’s really really about then I can describe

really really about then I can describe

really really about then I can describe it to the actors and to the people who

it to the actors and to the people who

it to the actors and to the people who are working on the film and they will

are working on the film and they will

are working on the film and they will make the film that I would like them to

make the film that I would like them to

make the film that I would like them to make it’s been such a pleasure to meet

make it’s been such a pleasure to meet

make it’s been such a pleasure to meet that’s very nice to talk to you too

that’s very nice to talk to you too

that’s very nice to talk to you too really nice thank you

you

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