Uncover the Untold Secrets of Screenwriting with Jack Epps in This Exclusive Go Into The Story Interview
Jack: Absolutely. I had read the script by Rob Thompson, and it was a very well‑written script. Jeff Bridges was the star, and watching Jeff act and seeing the emotion that he was working on and getting there — it was magic.
I happen to like actors. I think they’re really creative people. Just watching how they create a character and a role, you realize, as a writer, you have to give them things to play. They want to dig deep and play some flawed damaged character. It’s not lines. It’s story. It’s emotion. It’s what’s coming from the inside of these actors. They don’t want to just stand in front of a camera and say lines. The really good ones want to get deep into a character, which means that to get a script made you’ve got create something actors want to play.
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