Oliver Jackson-Cohen Quotes

When I read the script, I said to one of the producers, "I know you probably want Jonathan Harker really fluffy, but I'm not gonna do that. It needs to be a mask. There needs to be a duel between Harker and Dracula."

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

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• Producers
• Jonathan Harker

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• When I read the script, I said to one of the producers, "I know you probably want Jonathan Harker really fluffy, but I'm not gonna do that. It needs to be a mask. There needs to be a duel between Harker and Dracula."

  

  Oliver Jackson-Cohen
  • Script
  • Producers
  • Jonathan Harker