Uncover the Untold Secrets of Screenwriting with Jack Epps in This Exclusive Go Into The Story Interview
We were brought it, as we were brought in on a lot of projects, to fix it and add character. This was, again, another re‑write. The film going into production and Tom had nothing to play as an actor. He really didn’t have any story. It was just him standing saying lines. What he surely doesn’t want to do is be second fiddle to a dog. That’s not going to happen. Our job was to find the role for Tom to play. What was he going to play?
We created the cleanest guy in the world. We said, “No, he’s really clean. He’s OCD almost,” and Tom said, “You mean, like, when he flosses his teeth, he uses a piece for every space between his tooth, a new piece?”
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