I stopped doing that [photojournalism] and wrote some screenplays on speculation, because even though I wanted to direct, to direct you need a lot of money. Even for a cheap movie, you need film stock and equipment and actors. Curtis Hanson More Quotes by Curtis Hanson More Quotes From Curtis Hanson Rob Lowe, who I thought was really good in the movie [ Bad Influence], had his performance overshadowed by this sort of tabloid approach to him and the movie. Curtis Hanson lowes tabloids influence Bad Influence, which is an early movie of mine that I'm very fond of. It was an unhappy experience when that picture got released, because it coincided with that ridiculous Rob Lowe videotape scandal. Curtis Hanson ridiculous scandal unhappy On the surface, Wonder Boys seemed like such a departure from L.A. Confidential - it's funny, it's contemporary, and so on - and yet at a certain point, I had a feeling that reminded me how I felt when I was shooting L.A. Confidential. I analyzed it for a while, and thought about how emotionally involved I was with the characters. Then I realized that in both movies, there are three main male characters and one female, and all of them are struggling to figure out what they're doing with their lives, independent of each other. Curtis Hanson independent struggle character I look for characters that interest me, and a story that keeps me involved and makes me want to know what happens next. Curtis Hanson stories character looks In L.A. Confidential, it was great to surprise the audience with Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe - two Australian actors that they didn't know at all - and let people discover them through the course of the film. Curtis Hanson guy two people That's what I love about Michael Douglas' performance in Wonder Boys, because I feel like he surprises audiences that know him from very different roles in his other work. Curtis Hanson roles different boys When I'm casting a picture, I think who I'd like to see in it if I was sitting in a theater. Who would surprise me? Curtis Hanson casting sitting thinking That love of movies is very much alive in me. Curtis Hanson alive I'm still a great movie fan, and I guess that's the answer to your question. Curtis Hanson fans stills answers I didn't look at it as a transition so much, because I never intended to have a career as a journalist, writing about people who make movies. Curtis Hanson careers writing people I prefer stories about people who are, in a sense, trying to find better versions of themselves. Curtis Hanson find better trying people
