There's no attempt to manipulate the audience. We made our choice at the start. 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 hellissuesdangerous My hand trembles, my heart does not. Stephen Hopkins doehearthands 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 lightcharacterreality 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 signatureschoicessound 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 storiesbelievethinking Dark impulses certainly exist in me and, I think, in most people. Stephen Hopkins darkpeoplethinking I've always been a bit of a sound freak in the movies I've done. Stephen Hopkins freakdonesound We shoot double episodes in 15 days in Los Angeles. Stephen Hopkins los-angelesepisodes To be able to rely completely on the actors was a very simple process for me. Stephen Hopkins ableactorssimple 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 agriculturebirthdaynight I have an adult emotional life and an editing system inside me which prevents me from being preposterously stupid. Stephen Hopkins emotionalstupidediting If people aren't in sync, things won't work out well. Stephen Hopkins wellthingsworkpeople Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys. Stephen Hopkins badtrygoodplay I wanted to make a film that was sophisticated and emotional, but for a wider audience. Stephen Hopkins makeaudiencefilmemotional It's rare that scenes last more than 2 or 3 minutes, so sound helps segue from one scene to another. Stephen Hopkins raremorelastsound We use a lot of source music on some shows and none on others. Stephen Hopkins otherssomemusicuse When I was thinking of casting this, I thought, What roles would Sellers be playing now? Stephen Hopkins playingthoughtnowthinking 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 daylookyoudawn 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 storythoughtcomplicatedsound 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 losenothingdonespecial
