Tony Gilroy works with George Clooney on a scene in Michael Clayton. All photos in this post by by Myles Aronowitz for Warner Bros. Pictures, are copyrighted.“George said, I love the part, I might even really want to direct this, but I don’t want to work with a first-time director, so don’t make a meeting, don’t press me,” Gilroy says. Gilroy does have a long screenwriting résumé, including all of the Bourne movies, but he was indeed making his directorial debut with Clayton.
“It was more understandable to me than it may have been to others,” Gilroy says. “On its face, it makes a lot of sense. It’s sort of like giving the keys to a Ferrari to someone who’s taking their driving test. You don’t know what they’re going to do. Any actor is forced to trust the director. You’re going to expose your face. You’re going to put your imagination on film and trust that this person is going to protect you in some way, and pick the right takes and those sorts of things. Oftentimes, that isn’t the case. If you add all the weight and territory and responsibility of being a movie star, it makes a lot of sense. It’s a very risky thing for George to have done.” (read more)
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