I wanted to make a film that was sophisticated and emotional, but for a wider audience. Stephen Hopkins More Quotes by Stephen Hopkins More Quotes From Stephen Hopkins I've never seen, heard, nor smelled an issue that was so dangerous it couldn't be talked about. Hell yes, I'm for debating anything! Stephen Hopkins hell issues dangerous My hand trembles, my heart does not. Stephen Hopkins doe heart hands I directed 24's pilot. I felt we should follow the characters around as if we were a documentary crew, using available light, hand-held cameras, split screens, sound that isn't always what it should be, to suit the reality of the premise. Stephen Hopkins light character reality Each environment has its own signature. Sound tells a story: You make choices about what you're hearing, where to look, how you want to feel about what's going on. Stephen Hopkins signatures choices sound I believe there's a landscape that exists underneath everything that we can see in present-day stuff. And I think that makes life kind of a detective story. Stephen Hopkins stories believe thinking There's no attempt to manipulate the audience. We made our choice at the start. Stephen Hopkins manipulation choices made Dark impulses certainly exist in me and, I think, in most people. Stephen Hopkins dark people thinking I've always been a bit of a sound freak in the movies I've done. Stephen Hopkins freak done sound We shoot double episodes in 15 days in Los Angeles. Stephen Hopkins los-angeles episodes To be able to rely completely on the actors was a very simple process for me. Stephen Hopkins able actors simple I had a birthday one night on a farm we were shooting on. I walked into the tent, and there were 150 people waiting for me, all wearing masks of my face. Stephen Hopkins agriculture birthday night I have an adult emotional life and an editing system inside me which prevents me from being preposterously stupid. Stephen Hopkins emotional stupid editing If people aren't in sync, things won't work out well. Stephen Hopkins well things work people Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys. Stephen Hopkins bad try good play It's rare that scenes last more than 2 or 3 minutes, so sound helps segue from one scene to another. Stephen Hopkins rare more last sound We use a lot of source music on some shows and none on others. Stephen Hopkins others some music use When I was thinking of casting this, I thought, What roles would Sellers be playing now? Stephen Hopkins playing thought now thinking 24 isn't like other shows, where you set the look once and you're done. The show started at midnight, then moved to a pre-dawn look, and now we're at dawn and we're warming up the day. Stephen Hopkins day look you dawn Because of all the concurrent stories going in 24 and its fast pace, it can be complicated in terms of the story, so I thought sound could help with the storytelling. Stephen Hopkins story thought complicated sound I had no special effects, no monsters running around, nothing blew up; those things are all things I've done so many times that they lose their allure after a while. Stephen Hopkins lose nothing done special
