Actor Jake Gyllenhaal and director David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Prince Avalanche) discuss just that during an event at SXSW, going over what makes a story great, what actors look for in directors, and how to make films that can ultimately change the world.
Here are several takeaways:
Your story should have something to sayWe all know that story is king, but to Gyllenhaal, the films that "have something to say" are the ones he finds most interesting. This doesn't mean that your film has to have a grand political or social agenda, or speak about the ills of the world from a soapbox — you could have something to say about any facet of the human experience, whether it's physical, emotional, psychological, or spiritual. Gyllenhaal says:
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