"Your script is well written, the story is very good, the characters are also very good, and in terms of film shooting techniques, your thinking has the shadow of new ideas, these are all good places, but what can this movie give me?"

When Spacey confronted Levy and asked his own question, Theron turned his curious gaze to Levy as well. Of course, she can also hear that what Spacey is asking is definitely not the reward of money, but the income of the actor, who is also an actor, and Tyron also wants to know, as a director, if Levy can also give himself something?

Instead of feeling too embarrassed by the question, Levy laughed. These questions, in his expectation, his choice of Spacey was not unreasonable. Naturally, I thought about how to face his problem.

"I've seen your performances and I've always thought your performances were good. You are able to express different levels of emotion through similar expressions, which is the biggest reason why I chose you to shoot this film. "Levy knows that he is still a novice director, Spacey doesn't trust himself, these two questions are also his interview with himself, and he definitely doesn't ask about money, but about other levels." As for the help to you, I think there are three main aspects. ”

"Three aspects?" Kevin Spacey didn't expect that he would be able to ask three aspects when he asked casually. An ordinary director is suddenly embarrassed by an actor, and it is good to be able to think of a reason, but this person suddenly said that there are three ways to help him?

"First of all, I think this film can be considered a transformation for you. Most of the movies you've made in the last few years have appeared as antagonists. Extremely suspected, extremely panicked, seven deadly sins, until the recent Los Angeles Secrets, it can be regarded as a slight change, but it is still a transformation from a negative role to a positive role. The film is similarly positioned and helps with your image reversal. You also know that it's not a good thing to always play the opposite role in Hollywood, which limits your acting path, and the right transition is important for you. "It's one aspect." Kevin Spacey nodded, indeed, he had taken a note of his image since L.A. Confidential. There are too many negative roles, and few people are willing to play positive roles. He is not a person who particularly likes commercial big productions, and among the rest of the movies, warm films and inspirational films are not movies that need villains, and if these are gone, there will be nothing he can play. Broadening his acting path is one of Kevin Spacey's ideas, and this director can see it, which is good.

And this movie is really suitable: Wiesler's character just reflects the change of a person from a villain to a decent person, and it is best to use it to transform himself.

"Secondly, it can also be regarded as helping you open up the European market. Your acting skills are very good, but because of the limitation of the number of ways to make films, your reputation in Europe is not too big. European cinema is not as developed as the United States, but when it comes to artistic pursuits, they are superior. If you miss Europe, you miss out on a lot of good movies. Opening up visibility there can be very helpful for your career. "That's true. Although this film is an American film, it is a German story. Spacey knows that the Berlinale has always been sensitive to films with political themes, and this is a work that has touched the nerves of the Germans, and as long as the film is made at a decent level, it will definitely attract a lot of attention in Berlin, and this aspect is indeed helpful to himself. Spacey doesn't care much about the European film industry, and he doesn't think that there are any roles in European movies for him, he can play very well, but it's not a bad thing to be able to have some intersections with European movies. What's so bad about having one more choice?

Although most European films are a little weird, we have to admit that Europe is a place where masters are produced.

And the third and most important point. You're a veteran actor, and it's good that you can rely on your performance to show extremely complex emotions and show multiple levels of ideas. However, the biggest problem with old actors acting is that because they act too well, there are too many expressions that can be imitated, and it is not easy to express when it comes to real pure emotional expression. This movie, I hope you can make a breakthrough, is to try to show some of your true feelings in the movie. No matter how good an actor is, if he can't invest emotionally, he will float outside the play. The focus of this play is the bridge of your emotional outburst, and I hope you can make some breakthroughs in this play, which is also a very important progress for you. ”

The actors perform, and many people like to discuss the debate between methodology and experience. In fact, to put it simply, the method school pays more attention to the way of acting, the intonation and frustration of the lines, the route and angle of the eye waves, the curvature of the limbs, and so on. The experiential school pays more attention to the inner spirit of the characters, they do not pay attention to the details, do not stubbornly entangle what to do with an action, but create their own actions from the character's state of mind.

Although there is a great debate between the two, some things are still the same: the methodists also have to analyze the thoughts of the characters, otherwise the actions will be used in the wrong place, and the experiential school must also know the meaning of various actions, and the creation of actions must be understood by people. Putting aside these high-level arguments, just talk about acting ability, lines, body language, facial expressions, eye changes, these things, every actor has to learn. Acting skills are not innate, no one is born to act, and how to improve their acting skills is also something that every actor is worried about.

For veteran actors, there is no problem in performance, they can easily imitate any mood, any kind of demeanor. It's just that if the imitation is too good, it is not easy to express the true feelings, how to play the real from the fake, this is what the old actors need to solve.

Theron listened from the sidelines, and was a little speechless: she didn't even have the most basic skills now, and she was still far from this point.

"You said three, the first two are secondary, this one is really exciting." Kevin Spacey applauded directly, "So, this movie, I'll take it." ”

"It's that simple?"

"A top-notch script, top-notch ideas, plus a director who is about to become a top-notch director." Kevin Spacey glanced at Levy and looked a little teasing, "Well, if there is no top actor like me, wouldn't there be something missing." Let's try it out and see if we can make a top-notch movie. ”

"You're missing one." Levy reminded, "And the top beauties. ”

"Of course, the top beauty." Spacey bowed slightly and apologized, "Our movie has been prepared so much, presumably, our movie will be shot very well!" ”

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Leaving Spacey's house, Levy and Theron did not immediately take the car back to the office. Sitting in the car, Levy had already noticed that Theron was propped up in the window, his eyes were looking out of the window, letting the wind blow his hair away, and not saying a word. He knew that Theron must have something on his mind, so he just stopped the car.

"Is there anything you want to say?" Levy asked.

"Nothing...... No, there is, it's ...... It's hard to say. Theron thought for a moment, but still spoke, "I don't understand, why are you taking me to see Spacey?" As I listened to your conversations, I felt more and more unconfident. I never thought that being an actor also requires so much hard work, so hard, and after listening to these words, I feel very bad......"

"You don't think you can learn?"

"I don't know." She was a little dazed, "I danced in elementary school, and when I grew up, I became a model and an actor, and I basically didn't do it." I'm just now suddenly realizing that I don't know what acting is, those acting classes have never taught me, I should read the script like that, I don't know, it's too late to start learning now. ”

Levi turned his head to see Therlon's expression, and couldn't help but laugh.

Theron turned his head in exasperation, but Levy held out his finger to stop her from speaking, "You ask me what I brought you to Spacey for." Before answering this question, I would like to ask you a question: Do you want to do this now, are you discouraged and stop learning acting, or do you want to start from scratch and study seriously? ”

"Study hard." Theron immediately answered, "How can there be a reason to give up so easily!" ”

"Well, congratulations, you already know what my purpose is - that's what I'm for, you're a very stubborn person, let you see what a good actor is, and you'll work hard in that direction."

"Do you think I can be a good actor?"

"What do you say?"

Absolutely...... Theron wanted to say it, but he didn't. She noticed that there was a hint of amusement in Levy's eyes, and he must have thought of his own answer.

This person really understands himself quite well. Moreover, he brought himself out in order to cultivate himself - it is really the greatest luck for him to meet such a director.

The car started again, and Theron turned her head out the window again, only this time, she wanted the cold wind to blow away the blush on her face as soon as possible.

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ps: The true feelings of a good actor are even more difficult to reveal, it is Ang Lee's words.