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Madeleine Stowe Quotes
American
-
Actress
August 18, 1958
Michael is a funny character, for whom I have a great deal of affection. He sat across his desk and seemed to be a bit of a blunt fellow. We began talking about the characters and he opened up about his vision.
Madeleine Stowe
Funny
Great
Character
Vision
Affection
Blunt
Desk
Fellow
Great Deal
Michael
Opened
Sat
About
Across
Began
Bit
Characters
Deal
He
His
Seemed
Talking
Up
Whom
I remember nearly having a fit of the giggles during the reading because dear Daniel was SO respectful and serious and I was finding the whole situation funny because I was speaking to his profile.
Madeleine Stowe
Funny
Remember
Situation
Serious
Daniel
Dear
Giggles
Nearly
Profile
Respectful
Because
Finding
Fit
Having
His
I Remember
Reading
Speaking
Whole
He was also very clear that the decision to cast me as Cora was all Michael's.
Madeleine Stowe
Me
Decision
He
Clear
Michael
Also
Cast
Very
In the 90's action pictures were all the rage. As a woman, I was fed up with them and I initially thought that the script was just another action film dressed up as a period piece.
Madeleine Stowe
Woman
Action
Pictures
Just
Action Film
Action Pictures
Dressed
Fed
Fed Up
Initially
Rage
Another
Film
Period
Piece
Script
Them
Thought
Up
Were
Working on the accent helped, enormously. I will tell you that when I brought Michael a correct 'British' accent, one that my dialect coach was happy with, he hated it.
Madeleine Stowe
You
Happy
Will
He
Accent
Correct
Dialect
Hated
Michael
British
Brought
Coach
Helped
Tell
Working
For the first two weeks of filming, I remember bristling at some of the occurrences on the set, none of which directly involved me. Then I surrendered to the environment, to Michael's method, and became much happier, even though no one knew what to expect.
Madeleine Stowe
Me
Remember
First
Some
Directly
Filming
Happier
Method
Michael
Occurrence
Two Weeks
Became
Environment
Even
Expect
I Remember
Involved
Knew
Much
No-One
None
Set
Then
Though
Two
Weeks
Which
Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
Madeleine Stowe
Always
He
Charming
Very
Grin
Michael
Pleased
Rehearsals
Had
Specific
Michael would take us on location and see how the colors worked in the forests and fields.
Madeleine Stowe
Colors
See
Us
Fields
Forests
Location
Michael
How
Take
Worked
Would
Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration.
Madeleine Stowe
Me
Music
Think
He
Eclectic
Michael
Pieces
Sources
Tape
Uniqueness
Different
Fact
Gave
Had
I Think
Inspiration
Many
Part
Really
Were
Which
Worked
Sometimes I'll turn the channel and there's the movie and I can honestly say that those last few minutes always fascinate me. It's one of the rare instances when image, music, and drama work effectively.
Madeleine Stowe
Work
Me
Music
Always
Channel
Effectively
Fascinate
Rare
Drama
Few
Honestly
I Can
Image
Last
Minutes
Movie
Say
Sometimes
Those
Turn
The Kiss scene was attempted three times. The first was in a peculiar spot of the fort on the ground level. It felt forced to me, and I knew right away that, in spite of what others were saying, it was dead wrong.
Madeleine Stowe
Me
Kiss
Dead
Others
Attempted
Forced
Fort
Peculiar
Right Away
Spite
Spot
Away
Felt
First
Ground
Knew
Level
Right
Saying
Scene
Three
Times
Were
Wrong
The scene was attempted a second time, up on top of the fort, and cameras didn't even roll. Michael, though he wasn't admitting it, wasn't sure how to shoot the scene.
Madeleine Stowe
Time
He
Shoot
Up
Admitting
Attempted
Cameras
Fort
Michael
Even
How
Roll
Scene
Second
Sure
Though
Top
He also didn't like a lock of my hair and said that he couldn't get into the moment without the hair being just right. I quietly knew that he was anxious and that the hairdo wasn't the real issue. But we all let it go and came back to the scene sometime later.
Madeleine Stowe
Hair
Moment
Go
Real
Anxious
Hairdo
Lock
Quietly
Real Issue
Sometime
Also
Back
Being
Came
Get
He
Issue
Just
Knew
Later
Like
Right
Said
Scene
Without
I remember feeling that Michael was extremely sensitive when it came to that moment. Most directors are and they usually rely, at least in my experience, on the actress to take over. And Michael is a gentleman.
Madeleine Stowe
Experience
Moment
Gentleman
Feeling
Michael
Rely
Sensitive
Actress
Came
Directors
Extremely
I Remember
Least
Most
Over
Remember
Take
My driver Kellie Frost and I would race these fellows home and they were always faster on the highway. We did the same with Daniel and his driver, and thus began a long series of jokes and competitions to alleviate the impossible hours and tensions this film provoked.
Madeleine Stowe
Long
Home
Impossible
Always
Alleviate
Competitions
Daniel
Driver
Faster
Fellows
Frost
Highway
Jokes
Long Series
Provoked
Tensions
Thus
Began
Did
Film
His
Hours
Race
Same
Series
Were
Would
Yes, the marriage proposal was shot. Michael excluded the dialogue from the final edit.
Madeleine Stowe
Marriage
Shot
Dialogue
Final
Edit
Excluded
Michael
Proposal
Yes
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.
Madeleine Stowe
Me
Great
Time
Look
Alter
Disturbing
Great Deal
July
Michael
Version
Came
Deal
Film
Had
He
Him
His
Just
Movie
Point
Pressure
Seen
Way
It was exactly what was released two months later with the exception of a couple of reaction shots which we went back in to get. I liked the movie very much and asked him what the studio's problem was. I felt that he was at a point where they might have worn him down.
Madeleine Stowe
Down
Back
He
Reaction
Exactly What
Exception
Released
Shots
Worn
Asked
Couple
Exactly
Felt
Get
Him
Later
Liked
Might
Months
Movie
Much
Point
Problem
Studio
Two
Very
Where
Which
I phoned Joe Roth, who was head of the studio at the time, and told him how beautiful the film was, and that I was fully ready to support it, that Michael's work was wonderful and I imagined that Daniel would feel the same. He listened quietly and read between the lines.
Madeleine Stowe
Work
Beautiful
Time
Support
Daniel
Imagined
Joe
Listened
Michael
Quietly
Roth
Between
Feel
Film
Fully
He
Head
Him
How
Lines
Read
Ready
Same
Studio
Who
Wonderful
Would
The weather was turning cold and I remember that Dante was using nothing but natural light as his electric department was away, prepping the scene in the cave. We stayed on that rock for the whole day.
Madeleine Stowe
Weather
Light
Day
Remember
Cave
Dante
Department
Electric
Stayed
Turning
Away
Cold
His
I Remember
Natural
Nothing
Rock
Scene
Using
Whole
It was treacherous. I think someone was injured. But I did love being there, we all did.
Madeleine Stowe
Love
Think
Someone
Being
Being There
Injured
Treacherous
Did
I Think
Because of the tension and difficulty, I remember trying to do the silliest things when we weren't rolling cameras, anything to lift the spirits. But once on set, it was important to have full concentration.
Madeleine Stowe
Remember
Important
Things
Trying
Cameras
Concentration
Difficulty
Lift
Rolling
Silliest
Spirits
Tension
Anything
Because
Full
I Remember
Once
Set
Were
I genuinely liked all of the cast members very much. Steve had a wicked sense of humor. I remember Russell coming to my rescue, once. I watched Eric evolve before everyone's eyes. Maurice loved what he did, so. He treated his character with respect, down to the costuming.
Madeleine Stowe
There were mornings in the make-up trailer where I'd have fits of laughter because of the extraordinary daily events of the shoot. Sometimes, it was all too much to believe. But the wildest things happened.
Madeleine Stowe
Daily
Believe
Laughter
Sometimes
Extraordinary
Fits
Mornings
Trailer
Wildest
Because
Events
Happened
Much
Shoot
Things
Too
Too Much
Were
Where
Daniel was a wonderful and trustworthy partner. And a fine prankster as well.
Madeleine Stowe
Partner
Well
Fine
Wonderful
Daniel
Trustworthy
As we were leaving the Huron camp, it was awkward filming. I think that the Huron watching us was there to create tension - maybe we wouldn't get out. Nothing complicated.
Madeleine Stowe
Think
Nothing
Complicated
Us
Awkward
Camp
Filming
Leaving
Tension
Create
Get
I Think
Maybe
Out
Watching
Were
We were all so different, temperamentally from one another, it's impossible to believe that we were together for so long. The cast and crew. How could we be more different from one another? It's difficult to imagine. But something lovely came of it.
Madeleine Stowe
Long
Believe
Together
Impossible
Crew
Lovely
Another
Came
Cast
Could
Different
Difficult
How
Imagine
More
Something
Were
I've never returned to the locations. I do remember certain days more clearly than others and certain locations with a sense of nostalgia. Perhaps one day, I'll bring my daughter to see them, if she's interested.
Madeleine Stowe
Day
Never
Remember
Daughter
Locations
Nostalgia
Returned
Bring
Certain
Clearly
Days
Interested
More
One Day
Others
Perhaps
See
Sense
She
Than
Them
Saving Milly was a break from this effort because I felt that it was time to be part of something that could shed light on a disease everyone feels they know, when most know so little.
Madeleine Stowe
Light
Time
Effort
Know
Disease
Saving
Shed
Because
Break
Could
Everyone
Feels
Felt
Little
Most
Part
Something
I'm reticent to say much more, but we would like to begin in the coming year. We'd like to shoot through the seasons because of the passage of time. This project is the great love of my life.
Madeleine Stowe
Life
Love
Great
Time
Great Love
Passage
Seasons
Because
Begin
Coming
Like
More
Much
My Life
Project
Say
Shoot
Through
Would
Year
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