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right away just said Clooney perfect can
why I honestly am hard pressed to
II was hard-pressed to think about anyone else he's
the right age and the right look and I wanted to work with them and he's a
great star and a great actor
and the novelist agreed with me rate that he would be
the ideal choice that was it I mean
the is the fact that he was a hybrid character
in terms of where it came from important in terms of how you thought about the
character
well it's called The Descendants
the part was a it was a bit from the very beginning that challenge of course
was
certain getting into and getting into the rhythm Zam Hawaii because they
really do work at it it is an island and it really does work in a very different
pace
so it was less about understanding through the years doctor see you at the
heritage as much older we
learned about that but as much more about getting into the rhythm is a
above an island culture um
and the you know it's a tricky thing if you lived in LA for any period I'm a New
Yorker anywhere else you get on the freeway
and even if there's no one on the freeway they're going 45 miles an hour
so the first week you're behind Mike with Talat backpack back
affiliate shot where would the
where is your aloha spirit I know it takes you a minute to kind of get into
these rhythms
in in this instance you cast
somebody whose also been a director is a fairly achieved one
at that does it help they have another director around I've had this
a twice with Jack Nicholson and now with George Clooney
and in both times the experience was extremely positive because they
are much as directors themselves they're much more attuned to
getting a sense of what Phil I have in mind
and helping me do that it's nothing that help but also
their very malleable cooperative
actors very eager to please because the
have been in my shoes me know how
Triticum now that we're here at the new york times we can
tell them I directed this film
time I got out scene is the
directors make such valuable lovely actors maybe
your turn ship sydney pollack
John Houston there's a huge he said he would do it
I would do it and I think I'd be okay if well cast
a but I would never cast myself in anything
I at least I
I I don't think I've been right for any parts Michael
but not even your cute little cameos
you cast yourself that's because I've been right for things
when it comes to the crew step
you did pitch in a little bit on the sample rate George
or a I was the I was the
all-star on the softball team you tried out for pro baseball so they'd be I do I
didn't make it I'm
that matter to you jack like they moved in Kzoo guy was up to bat
just checked it over there who spun they you know
usually when you the have the cruise up all game
you know the last people chosen to serve the actors because you know actors in
general you are you supposed to look like him play baseball
and where the right uniform and it was fun because
yes I was that there was a fun softball game not by like 40 the park
me feel good did compared to eventually make adjustments and state
now there's only so much you can do before you knock it out a park
right see can't stop to Clooney
that's unpossible