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Mr. Cranky Interviews
Mark Illsley
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(Warning: This profile may contain objective information.)
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Mr. Cranky:
If you were offered the opportunity to live your life as another film person (actor, director, etc.) who would it be and why?
- Mark Illsley:
David Lean during the making of "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Bridge on the river Kwai."
What is the most bizarre experience you've had making a movie?
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The first time I saw something written about me in a magazine and I sounded like a complete jerk! Made me wonder if that was how my friends saw me, but hadn't told me.
What do you wish you could change about yourself and why?
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I talk too much and don't listen enough. I need to call my friends more often.
If you could work with any person in the film industry, past or present, actor, director or writer, who would it be and why?
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I would like to learn from any of the greats: Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, Nick Parks ("Wallace & Gromit".)
You've been hired to remake "Casablanca." Who do you cast in the leads and why?
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William H.Macy, Steve Zahn, and Ally Walker... When it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Describe something in your career (a role you took, a direction you gave, an edit you made) that you regret.
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Not networking earlier.
What one person have you enjoyed working with the most?
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Ed Stone.
Of all the movies you have seen, which one made you the crankiest?
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"Starship Troopers."
What question do reporters and interviewers ask you that, when you come right down to it, is just really none of their goddamned business?
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"Are you straight or gay?"
Suddenly the film industry vanishes. What are you doing to make ends meet and do you enjoy it?
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Animal handler in a wild animal park. After working in Hollywood, it would be easy. Bvut that's a fantasy. Really -- I'd be working in telemarketing and seriously depressed!!
What question are you just waiting to be asked or What other
question would you like to see included on this sheet?
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"Do you want a blonde or a redhead?"
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