Robert Altman as a director, according to Sissy Spacek, from "Robert Altman, the oral biography" by Mitchell Zuckoff, “didn’t have that disease where as a director you have to know everything”.
Altman said himself:
“I don’t think I know the truth. Or if I do, I’ve been disguising it for a long time. I don’t know that I want to give that up, this late in the game. But I don’t think it makes any difference.”
How did he operate? Among other techniques: cherishing and encouraging accidents, using active verbs, being open to suggestions, treating actors as equals in creating a story.
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