Transcription of video above featuring Jeff Goodwin on the topic of creative collaborating.
I think the most important thing for me always was looking for a good script that was connected to a good director and hopefully a director that was collaborative like you’re talking about and welcomed, you know, input and creativity
And that’s a rare thing in our business, but for me I worked with many great directors that I was fortunate to do that with, David Lynch being one of my favorite.
And I felt very strongly about a certain aspect of Dorothy’s character that I felt like when I was reading the script originally that the audience does not know yet what is going to come, but the character of Dorothy knew what was coming once she got that phone call from Frank Booth.
So I felt very strongly that she would want to rid herself of everything that was Frank Booth and just be Dorothy before Frank comes. And so I wrote this up and presented it to David and it is in the film.
And I’ve done that over the years of many great directors Ang Lee, Michael Apted. Many who were very, you know, welcoming to that kind of thing.
And I just think that you know, when it’s a collaborative effort, and everybody’s there to hopefully work on film and do the best they can to make a great film, I think everyone should have a little input and say it. And I welcome that and I was glad that I worked with people that did welcome that.