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Michael Mann's an extremely thoughtful and sees grand issues both social and political in an interesting way. Quite honestly, I wasn't certain how some of his ideas were applicable to the screenplay, but he was heartfelt and adamant about them. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Michael used the preproduction period to study our faces. He'd have me come to rehearsal with my hair up and speak Cora's words. He'd do a semi-circle and just look at me from every angle. I cannot express how rare it is for a director to do this. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Michael was right there, asking for specific shots from Dante. Everything fell into place and it was a particularly lovely, unforced moment. You ask if Hawkeye and Cora make love - -The answer is, that none of us ever felt that to be an answerable question. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin. (Sockman Ralph W.)
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Michael would take us on location and see how the colors worked in the forests and fields. (Sockman Ralph W.)
The reading was simple, and Michael was very specific with his direction (he chose the scene where Hawkeye tells Cora about his background). (Sockman Ralph W.)
There came a point in time when Michael was under a great deal of pressure to alter the film in a way that was just disturbing to him. I had not seen the movie, yet. He phoned me in July of '92 to look at his version. (Sockman Ralph W.)
There would be no future for her without her right to self-determination. This is how I remember it. She wouldn't surrender her will. But, you need to ask Jodhi. I can only remember the superficial conversations Michael had. I certainly don't know what he told her in private. (Sockman Ralph W.)
When Michael began speaking about the character's inner life, it was clear that his own inner life was strong, as well. I then saw Cora in a completely different light because of Michael's orientation. It became easy to personalize her. (Sockman Ralph W.)
“That's what he was saying, the civil rights movement - judge me for my character, not how black my skin is, not how yellow my skin is, how short I am, how tall or fat or thin; It's by my character.” (Sockman Ralph W.)
“Well, thank you and that's for them, but for me, I want to look back at a body of work where when you do the research and you explore the psyche of a character, where she's been, where she is and where she's going.” (Sockman Ralph W.)
But I'm attracted to roles where I get to really go in and explore a character. (Sockman Ralph W.)
It was an early accolade that I greatly appreciated and did not expect. People may not have felt I was capable of doing characters that were not like the other characters I had played, had I not won the award. (Sockman Ralph W.)
My whole thing is characterization. I like playing separate people; it's never about one quality. (Sockman Ralph W.)
I just hope that my poor, sad character eventually ends up with Danny McCoy, who she's been pining after for her whole life. (Sockman Ralph W.)
“You know, I have some issues, ... But I just love to play different characters all the time, and I try not to repeat myself too much.” (Sockman Ralph W.)
My character didn't even interact with anyone else and on this one I had this other blue person to commiserate with. We were an old bitchy blue married couple. (Sockman Ralph W.)
I don't believe there is any character that one can play for that long and not bring a piece of you to it. (Sockman Ralph W.)
The way they were writing Christine as this older woman who got married, which she shouldn't have. Obviously got divorced right away. Reached the glass ceiling in the police precinct. So there is a part of her that died because she knows she couldn't go any farther. (Sockman Ralph W.)
I love the role of Ripley. (Sockman Ralph W.)
I wanted to play a mother again. I thought it would be interesting to play the mother of an older child. And it was also the kind of part I've been looking for my whole career, actually, in film. You know, just to play a femme fatale who's very smart, and wicked. (Sockman Ralph W.)
You can perform all kind of characters but you cannot change what people feel for you. (Sockman Ralph W.)
I do Pilates a lot. I don't do a lot of cardiovascular stuff. (Sockman Ralph W.)
Having the Stitch character, the villain that becomes a hero, coming from outer space, it took a very difficult and complex story and put it into a simpler, kinder time. (Sockman Ralph W.)
“Is this a church meeting or is this a bar? Make some noise!” (Sockman Ralph W.)
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