“It was the only time in my career when it was very hard to explain to others what was the potential with this particular actor,” Russell said. But with a background in live theatre, Russe...
After he read it, he said to me ‘If I do this, I’ll be doing this character at grocery store openings when I’m 80-years-old,” said Russell. Later, “‘The Mask’...
“I took the concept of an independent, low budget film. Everything in ‘The Mask’ is a normal location. The only stage set in the whole movie was a small bedroom, because I had to tra...
They were the kids in the basement and they did such a terrific job that all the top people at ILM started coming to our dailies every day,” said Russell. More from Variety Most Popular Must Rea...