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Sidney Lumet: On Stars

Posted on December 21, 2004 by sheila

Arthur Miller said, about Clark Gable, and other giant stars: Great actor-personalities, I have come to think, are like trained bears in that they attract us with their discipline while their powerful claws threaten us; a great star implies he … Continue reading →

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Sidney Lumet: Actors and Writers

Posted on December 17, 2004 by sheila

Sidney Lumet: Sometimes the relationship between actors and writers gets very testy indeed. As the director, I have to be very careful here. I need them both. Most writers hate actors. And yet stars are the keys to getting a … Continue reading →

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Sidney Lumet: Being “The Boss”

Posted on December 17, 2004 by sheila

Excerpt from Making Movies: Sidney Lumet: So how independent am I? Like all bosses – and on set, I’m the boss – I’m the boss only up to a point. And to me that’s what’s so exciting. I’m in charge … Continue reading →

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Joining Budd Schulberg’s Walking Tour of Hoboken

Posted on September 29, 2003 by sheila

Here is an entry from my old blog, which seems appropriate, today. I wrote it in honor of the 50th anniversary of On the Waterfront. It became a post about what inspired me as a kid, what those old films … Continue reading →

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