you take us to the beginning of this process, when you had bits and fragments of the story?
Shia LaBeouf: I was in an emotional rehab facility. It was court ordered that I go to a mental institution in Connecticut.
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June 2023
Q&A with Sean Mullin
When did you first start noticing a disconnect between Yogi Berra’s reputation and the player the stats showed him to be?
Sean Mullin: I think that’s what this was all about. When I started doing the research, I was like, wait, this guy was criminally overlooked.
August 2015
Q&A with Screenwriter Donald Margulies and Jason Segel
What was your experience like coming to this project?
Jason Segel: I had made a decision that I wanted to do something entirely different than what I had been doing.
July 2023
Q&A with Savanah Leaf, Tia Nomore, and Erika Alexander
Can you talk about making the transition from athletics to a visual and creative artist?
Savanah Leaf: In a way, I think a film is this combination of working in a team environment.
February 2023
Q&A with Sarah Polley, Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Ben Whishaw, Rooney Mara, and Dede Gardner
Can you describe your approach to adapting the novel, and to making the story so cinematic?
Sarah Polley: I think I always thought of the story as somewhat of an epic.
December 2017
Q&A with Saoirse Ronan and Greta Gerwig
One of the most priceless moments in the film is when Lady Bird escapes from the car. What was it like putting that scene together?
Greta Gerwig: That scene was such a monster on the page because there are so many emotions.
September 2020
Q&A with Sam Feder and Amy Scholder
How did you shape the story of the documentary?
Sam Feder: It’s such a dance, when telling any story.
December 2020
Q&A with Sacha Baron Cohen, Jason Woliner, and Maria Bakalova
Sacha, the original Borat was a tremendous success. Why did it take so long to make a sequel?
Sacha Baron Cohen: Well, we just assumed it was impossible to make.
October 2015
Q&A with Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden, and Ryan Reynolds
What was it about the riverboat casinos in Iowa that compelled you to write this story?
It was really interesting to see the anti-glamorous version of a casino. There was a story in there somewhere that we hadn’t seen on film before.
September 2022
Q&A with Ron Howard and Raymond Phathanavirangoon
What was it like bringing a production of this size to Thailand?
Ron Howard: That was the big question I was asking of myself, going into the movie. I knew there was a genuine hurdle there.
May 2021
Q&A with Robert Machoian and Clayne Crawford
Can you discuss your inspiration for writing this story?
Robert Machoian: It was really motivated, to some degree, my own life in the sense that I’ve been married for quite a while, and I have children, and coming to this period in life where many friends of ours were starting to separate.
October 2015
Q&A with Ridley Scott
You used classic filmmaking techniques, especially in the opening scene. Can you talk about shooting it?
Scott: These storms are absolutely disgustingly filthy, and we had real fifth in the air. You have a real mix of dust.
September 2020
Q&A with Richard Tanne
What did your writing process entail?
It kind of had the whiff of destiny, from the time I read the book.
April 2014
Q&A with Richard Shepard and Jude Law
Mr. Law, when you play a character like this, what does that do to you over the duration of the production?
Well, you pick up a lot of unhealthy habits! I was very ready to let him go, when we wrapped.
April 2022
Q&A with Richard Linklater and Tommy Pallotta
What were your first thoughts, after reading the script?
Simon Rex: I was just like… whoa. Whoa. WHOA!