T.C.
It just had tremendous potential. When you see the story, certainly the
intellectual aspects had great potential for an emotional journey for an
audience, and visually the potential for that could be stunning. When I
read it, I immediately sent it over to Steven Spielberg and he said he
liked it and I thought, all right. I want to see what Steven is going to
do with this.
I am sure there was no hesitation on
his part. What a challenge!
T.C.
You are absolutely right. He immediately came on board and just his ideas
of what he wanted to do were amazing. I have known him personally for a
long time, but then to be there with him as he is developing this story
and seeing the things that interest him as a storyteller is incredible.
Steven Spielberg, bar none, is the master of storytellers.
There are so many layers to the
character you play in Minority Report. What was the most difficult
aspect of playing detective John Anderton?
T.C.
I enjoy the journey of having a character in a picture like this that goes
on that ride and the onion is peeled back and you see the layers of this
character as the story unfolds. So that was very challenging.
Plus, you get to drive the coolest cars!
T.C.
I get to drive the coolest car….
So that's why you signed on?
T.C.
The car, the jet pack, the spaceship. What more can a guy ask for?
The movie raises some huge questions
about morality, and playing God. How do you feel about those issues?
T.C.
Well it's an interesting question. I'd like to hear what audiences think
about (the premise). If we had the opportunity to be able to pre-determine
the future and if they knew that someone was going to be murdered or if
they themselves were going to be murdered, would they want to know or want
that enacted as law? I think that you look at our society in which Big
Brother is watching more and more and I think that we are all kind of
waking up to that realization and it's not a paranoid fantasy. You see how
it's slowly occurring. I don't think that we are going to be able to stop
that kind of progress in the name of law and order. It definitely has some
bearing on today's society. It's interesting.
Just off topic for a second, I have to
ask you about turning 40 soon. How are you feeling about it?
T.C.
Great actually. I have no problem with this new phase in my life.
Is there still one thing that you
would really like to do as you enter this new phase?
T.C.
Believe it or not, I actually plan on taking a little mountain climbing
trip. I'm not great at it but I'll survive. It's just another challenge on
the rocky road I call life!
- Bonnie Laufer-Krebs
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