Cat People
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:10:15
Nastassia
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was quite extraordinary at this time.
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John Bailey, the cinematographer, and I
would talk from time to time.

:10:27
He said to me, "It's impossible
to make this girl look bad."

:10:33
The kind of actress that you could
turn off the lights

:10:37
and she would light the scene herself.
:10:40
Her skin just glowed.
:10:47
You're often asked which you like best,
writing or directing.

:10:52
They're very different talents
and very different pleasures.

:10:57
One is very lonely
but you have control as a writer.

:11:02
You don't have as much control
as a director

:11:04
cos you're at the mercy of the budget
and the actors

:11:08
but it's communal, and that's fun too.
:11:11
I think the best answer
:11:13
is the one that Truffaut gave
when they asked him that question.

:11:18
He said, "When I'm writing
I like directing best,

:11:21
"when I'm directing I like editing best
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"and when I'm editing I like writing best."
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We had to build this cat myth.
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I don't know how valuable it was.
:11:39
This closet, for example,
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this is something that
Mr Scarfiotti agonised over

:11:48
in the placement of all the colour.
:11:58
The colour scheme is...

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