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My Greatest Interest In It Was Certainly Not To Avoid Those Things That Were Going To Be Controversial About The Family But The Interest I Had In The Story Was Predominantly What He Was Pursuing And Not As Much What He Was Fleeing.

Well, It Was Interesting Because When I Was Going To Do It The First Time In My Head Was Leonardo Dicaprio [for Chris] And Marlon Brando Was Going To Play The Character That Hal Holbrook Eventually Played. But Then When It Wasn't To Be And There Was No Promise That It Ever Would Be I Think Some Part Of Me Didn't Want To Attach Specifics To It Anymore - Actors Or Anything Else - Because I Wanted To See It Made That Much More Badly.

The First Instinct Is Love.

It Has Nothing To Do With The Emotional Demands Of A Role; I've Done Comedies That Are As Draining To Me As Any Drama.

I Can't Imagine Being Quite As Lucky At Any Other Time - I Certainly Never Have Been Before. That Goes Right Down From My Producing Partners To People Like Eddie Vedder. But The Two Things That Make Me Feel That This Was Meant To Be Now And Not Before Was That The Story Itself Has More Resonance Today - I Find It A More Important Story Today Than It Was Then - And Emile.