David Twohy
David Twohy
David Neil Twohyis an American film director and screenwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth18 October 1955
CountryUnited States of America
character animal talking
Had we had all the money in the world to spend and we were doing another studio movie, we probably would have jumped quickly into the Necromonger universe and done an Orpheus Descending movie there. We didn't have that kind of resource. So, we said, this time, "If not that, this time, then what is it? What does this new movie look like?" Quickly, just in talking about it very simply with Vin [Diesel] in his kitchen, we decided on a survival, left-for-dead story, where Riddick could, as a character, reclaim the animal side.
nice character actors
Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.
ultimately
There's so much diversity of opinion out there, so ultimately you have to listen to it, put it aside, and make what you want to make.
full produce time
My hands are already full writing and directing, because that's a full time job. Actually, that's why I don't produce as well, as there's already enough producers.
filmmakers happening keeps
I'm always coming back with too much footage. Most filmmakers do, but I'm always surprised that it keeps happening to me.
best edit shoot sort
With an independent movie, it's like, 'Okay I know what I want, and I got to go for it.' I just got to get the A version of this. Occasionally we'll try a B version, but not often. We'll just get what's scripted and try to do that as best we can, so you sort of edit while you shoot an independent movie.
diesel guess learned people smarter
I've learned never to count Vin Diesel out. Just don't do that. And I guess it's because he is a very smart guy. Smarter than people give him credit for.
want film enough
I don't want to have so much humor [in films] that it undermines the jeopardy, but enough to sometime relieve tension.
fans
I guess you don't make any franchise movies unless the fans are there.
independent together want
We got together and realized that Universal made it clear that they were out of the Riddick business. They didn't want to spend that kind of money anymore. So, it was going to be an independent movie.
writing way enough
If I know what my finale is when I'm writing a screenplay, then I don't always have to chart out every scene before that. I can adequately find my way. I'm experienced enough to do that.
writing cutting thinking
Strangely, I always have a lot of cut scenes. I keep writing shorter and shorter scripts, thinking that this time, I'll get all my scenes in.
cutting two firsts
Damn, my first cut that I showed to distributors was probably about two hours and 20 minutes, even though my contract said two hours. So, I had to lose 20 minutes. It's incredible that it just keeps happening.
inspiration play actors
While you're making the film and working with the actors, if you want to have a little room to breathe and experiment and play, it grows, and you want that to happen. It's not enough to just shoot the script. You've gotta come up with new inspiration, as you shoot it. There's gotta be room for that and time for that, so it grows.