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BARRY SONNENFELD: 'Gene Hackman is in constant, self-loathing pain... he hates himself'
Exclusive excerpt from the memoir of Barry Sonnenfeld, who clashed with Gene Hackman on the set of Get Shorty. He writes: 'Hackman uttered the terrifying words that still give me shivers.
A week or two before starting a film, Gene cuts and pastes his screenplay, removing any descriptions or stage direction that a writer adds to help the studio understand a character’s action, emotion, or motivation. Sitting around 'video village,' as it is called, with producers, studio executives, and crew members, watching the actors on a television screen, can make you lazy, plus you are frequently offered unwanted advice. Unfortunately, Travolta had been nominated for an Academy Award for Pulp Fiction and he decided today was the best time to have various clothing designers offer up their options for his free tuxedo wearing at the Oscars.
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