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The Creative Process w/ JULIE ANDREWS, PAUL SCHRADER, JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY, ETGAR KERET, JOY GORMAN WETTELS, CHAYSE IRVIN, MANUEL BILLETER

February 14, 2025·14 min·1 clip
Paul Schrader reveals his 45-minute rule for burrowing viewers into a character's worldview until 'you start to think he's normal'.
This episode of The Creative Process features interviews with Julie Andrews, Paul Schrader, Etgar Keret, and Chayse Irvin, exploring how personal history, trauma, and artistic influences shape creative work. Andrews reveals hidden details in Mary Poppins, Schrader dissects the psychology of Taxi Driver, Keret reflects on his mother's Holocaust survival, and Irvin shares his cinematic inspirations.

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A careful discussion of costume detail, family memory, and film form.

It treats a costume detail, a family memory, and a lighting choice as clues to character rather than decoration. That focus gives the discussion a steady pull, even when it slows down to linger on how a bright lining or a small visual choice can carry psychology from the inside…

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Press play for costume secrets, family history, and Taxi Driver's tunnel vision.

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