From my point of view, when I was thinking about the prospect of [Michael Douglas] in this part, I wondered if he… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I thought, "If I could bring these characters [Wonder Boys] to life and lead the audience to react the same way I… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
When I first went to Pittsburgh, I had never been there before, and we hadn't even decided to shoot there yet. I… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I look for characters that interest me, and a story that keeps me involved and makes me want to know what happens… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
The challenge was the opportunity. When I read the first draft of Steve Kloves' fabulous adaptation - I hadn't read [Michael] Chabon's… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
Here [in Wonder Boys] I had this group of characters where you didn't know which were the important ones or what direction… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
Movie stars exaggerate certain things to let the audience know they're just playing a character, as if they're saying, "Look at me,… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
On the surface, Wonder Boys seemed like such a departure from L.A. Confidential - it's funny, it's contemporary, and so on -… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I very much had wanted to do a picture with more humor than what I had been allowed to do earlier, which is what… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
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… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I love suspense movies, because in a sense they're the most dreamlike of any genre, and I'm sure I'll make another one. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I had a checkered early career, for sure, with a lot of very unhappy experiences where pictures got taken away, re-cut, re-titled... all the… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
My very first professional writing credit was on a movie called The Dunwich Horror, and Roger Corman was the executive producer. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
There was a long period of time when Sam Fuller had a lot of projects fall through and had a lot of difficulties getting… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
What I try to do is give each actor an environment in which they can do their best work. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I can't speak to how Michael [Douglas] approached it in terms of his process. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
Put simply, there are many people who want to make movies and very few opportunities for them to do it. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I had the great fortune to actually become friends with Sam [Fuller] and ultimately collaborate with him on White Dog, which we wrote together. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
You can dress it up, but it comes down to the fact that a movie is only as good as its script. — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
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![“The challenge was the opportunity. When I read the first draft of Steve Kloves' fabulous adaptation - I hadn't read [Michael] Chabon's book at that time - what I was immediately captivated by was this group of characters that were at once so engaging and so messed up.” quote by Curtis Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/780/curtis-hanson-9380_adaptation_the-challenge-was-the-opportunity-when-i_2233199.jpg)
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