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Jeff Daniels Credits Clint Eastwood with Teaching Him How to ‘Hit It’ in One Take

Daniels worked with Eastwood on "Blood Work" in 2002, but still applied lessons he learned there on recent show "A Man in Full."

Eastwood, notorious for shooting very few takes, if not only one, made Daniels realize preparation and spontaneity are key. Having recently led the Netflix series adaptation of the Tom Wolfe novel “ A Man in Full,” Daniels shared how this is especially helpful in television. Capturing this alchemy, Daniels explained, requires an ability to react in the moment, but also a trust that everyone involved in a scene comes into already ready-to-go.

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