"It's really about, oh come on, this guy wouldn't say that or he wouldn't do that, you know, it's about the characters, about the story, about the situation"
- Walter Hill
About this Quote
In this quote, Walter Hill is explaining that the trustworthiness of the characters in a story is crucial to its success. He keeps in mind that audiences will not accept actions or dialogue that do not seem authentic to the characters. Rather, they want to be drawn into a credible story with complex and realistic characters. Hill stresses that the heart of any story depends on these characters and the scenarios they discover themselves in. As a filmmaker and screenwriter, Hill acknowledges that the audience's investment in the characters and their journey is what eventually makes a story resonate with them.
This quote is written / told by Walter Hill somewhere between January 10, 1942 and today. He/she was a famous Director from USA.
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