Gus? Fan? Born July 24, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky, like most directors, Sant became interested in film at an early age, and after graduating from Rhode Island School of Design, he shot commercials and short films in New York, and worked as an assistant to many directors before finally releasing his debut film "Deep in the Night, Love Hurts" in '85.

But what made him stand out was "The Psychedelic Cowherd" in '89 and "Unruly Sky" in '91, both of which won the Best Screenplay award at the Independent Spirit Awards.

Then, he began to move closer to the mainstream, and in 98 he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Director for "Soul Catcher", and finally got a place in Hollywood. And winning the Palme d'Or for "Elephant" in '03 shows that he has not given up on independent films, and can go back and forth between independent films and mainstream studios with ease.

It stands to reason that such a director and Sean have almost no intersection, why did Sean show an annoyed look after hearing this name?

"Just because you were called Rivan? Phoenix second? Neil blinked, looking completely confused.

Although he has always been in this group, because he spent most of his time in New York and did not return to the West Coast until 05, he is not very clear about many things, and he needs to explain a thing or two to Sean.

"Just one reason," Sean shook his head helplessly, "and Ben?" In the case of Affleck, Sante relied on "Soul Catcher" to establish his position in Hollywood, and his relationship with Affleck and Damon has always been very good. And I had a big conflict with Affleck before, and now he doesn't dare to provoke me, but you think he will say good things about me in front of others? ”

What's more, Sant is still a well-known homosexuality. Sean said maliciously in his heart, thinking about Affleck's actions at the beginning, he didn't know the two of them...... Hum!

"When Sean was called Phoenix No. 2, a lot of people were upset with him, including Keanu? Reeves, plus Affleck, how could Sant possibly have a good impression of Sean again? Galen added.

"Actually, we've met with Sant before, and he's very cold to Sean, thinking that his maturity is all fake." Sanders, who was holding his arms, followed suit.

"Anyway, Gus? Fan? Sant hates me, and this kind of independent film, the director has a lot of power, can't get him, there is no hope for anything. Sean clutched his head and sighed deeply.

There was silence in the living room, this is indeed a question that cannot be avoided, in front of Paul? Thomas? Anderson's troubles are a good example, once this kind of independent director is stubborn, he will not give in.

"Sean," Sanders spoke again, "do you need this role?" ”

"What?" Sean was a little puzzled.

"I mean, do you really need this role?" Sanders looked at him very seriously.

Sean didn't answer immediately, but frowned and carefully pinched his chin and thought about it.

Milk...... Milk...... I did hear his name when I was in San Francisco, and he should be famous in the gay community...... So, celebrity biopics are still politically correct gays, plus directors who have been nominated for an Oscar...... So, what about intuition?

"I need to!" Sean took a deep breath and replied in the affirmative.

"Even if you need to kiss a guy or even do something more intimate while you're filming?" Sanders asked.

"I'm an actor, Sandy," Sean didn't hesitate, "I want to be the best actor I can be." ”

"Well, I'll work with Fred to create opportunities for you." Sanders nodded immediately.

"What are you going to do?" Frederick was somewhat surprised.

Sanders didn't answer directly, but beckoned and pulled the agent aside to discuss. Although Sean was curious, he still sat in his seat and did not move, waiting for them to agree.

They discussed in a whisper for more than ten minutes, Frederick was a little surprised at first, then shook his head again and again, but soon frowned and thought seriously, and finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Leave it to us, Sean." When they came back over, Frederick said.

"What do I need to do?" Sean asked directly.

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Christmas 2006 is fast approaching, as ever, at this time of year, the mall will run various promotions, and then the crowd will start all kinds of shopping, and go to the theater to see the movie that will be shown on this opportunity.

"Sweeney Todd" was released on the 21st, and like all of Burton's works, the praise and bad reviews are on par.

"Burton makes the film vivid and fluid, and it is not inferior to other excellent productions released this year, including musical and dance films." - USA Today

"The film is flawless from beginning to end, with horror, grotesque humor and intermittent fright, this is the most elegant psychopathic murderer film ever made." - "Rolling Stone"

"The singing and dancing were great, and the music was perfect, but Burton seemed to have misused his sense of humor." -- The New York Times

"A layer of unchanged Gothic style, although there are still new ideas, but most of them have not changed." - Chicago Tribune

Surprisingly, most critics gave praise to Sean's performance, with comments such as "as good as ever" and "he's up to any style of role".

This surprised Sean, he attended the premiere, and when he sat down to watch his performance, he only felt that he was decent and had something outstanding, but it was not necessarily how good it was. Unexpectedly, the film critics thought it was very good, and the tabloids that attacked him with "Blood is Coming" before were naturally silent.

In this way, it can only be said that don't guess the taste of film critics, as for the audience, they just need to watch it happily and think it looks good, why it looks good and don't care.

However, Sean didn't put more energy into this, he now has more important things, collecting everything and Harvey? Milk's information about it, and then watch the analysis.

"It's Christmas, then it's New Year, and it's a time when everybody is relaxed, and even if Sant is already preparing and there are actors, you have to wait until after the holidays to act. So, here's our chance, our chance to catch up. That's what Sanders said at the time.

"We're going to use this time to look for opportunities as much as possible, and at the same time, you have to watch as much material as possible about Milk, experience his emotions as much as possible, and then design a way to perform that suits you, and of course, it's better to have a little plot." This is Frederick's opinion.

So, from the moment the decision was made, Sean stayed in the Beverly Hills mansion, except for necessary dates, as well as spending time with his woman and watching his children, he stayed in his room, and went over and over again to look through the information of the political figure.

Fortunately, Milk became famous in the late 70s, and there are plenty of video materials to refer to, especially a series of speeches in public, which not only allows Sean to understand him more intuitively, but also to further integrate his characteristics into himself in the way of imitation.

In this way, you don't have to play Howard? Hughes, like that, completely relied on various memoirs and various written descriptions to figure out the characters' personalities. Of course, this may also make him a little stiff, but Sean believes that with his own ability, he will be able to overcome it well.

He was very hardworking, quite hardworking, and in the days leading up to Christmas, he imitated Milk's speech and gestures almost every day in front of the television, and at the same time hired a makeup artist to try to make his appearance close to each other by not changing it drastically......

It can be said that he has put more effort into it than when he figured out "The Aviator", because, deep down, Sean still hopes that if he can, if he can get it, if the script is good enough, if the time is in time...... Then use this movie to compete with "Blood is Coming"!

He will not admit defeat.

Of course, even if he puts his energy into this with all his heart, he still has to do what needs to be done, yes, bring the child home for Christmas.

"I heard Sean say that after he became an actor, you helped him a lot, and you introduced him to the movie "Babel." At the dinner table, where the atmosphere was still harmonious, the mother asked with a smile as she added soup to Naomi.

"In fact, he helped me a little bit more, and you know, I worked hard in Hollywood for a long time to get a chance to become famous, and this opportunity was given by Sean." Naomi replied modestly.

She deliberately changed into a more solemn dress today, and put on some light makeup, which looked both generous and elegant, so after getting out of the car, her mother quickly got acquainted with her after the initial surprise.

"You don't have to speak for him, Nami," the father said, "we all know what kind of person he is, thank you for taking care of him." ”

"Yes, that's it." Liana followed the mending knife.

Sean, who was feeding Alexander, ignored Liana and rolled his eyes at his father in a hidden way, and even at this time, he still refused to let himself go. Well, whatever you want, anyway, I promised my mother not to quarrel with him today.

"No, Tony, in fact, I'm glad I met Sean, even though we ......" Naomi smiled and pulled out a tissue and handed it to Sean.

Although he didn't say any more, the people present could more or less guess what was behind, and the atmosphere at the scene couldn't help but become a little dull, and Sean, who took the tissue and wiped the little guy's mouth, couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. From the moment he decided to bring Naomi back, he had expected this to happen, but although he had prepared several ways to deal with it in his mind, he didn't know which one to use at this moment.

In the end, Alexander came to the rescue, and the active little guy didn't know how to catch a spoon, so he raised the spoon and waved it around. Sean hurriedly reached out to stop him, but who knows how he waved it, the spoon **** the soup basin and then spilled a spoonful, and it happened to be splashed on Sean's face.

Then, the little one's eyes widened for a few seconds, and then he giggled happily, and then his mother, sister, and Naomi couldn't help but burst out laughing, and even the old-fashioned father curled the corners of his mouth.