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As a screenwriter, you are so used to things going in directions that you wouldn't have taken, so to be able to say, 'This is how I intended it, this is how I want to shoot it, and these are the decisions that I'll live by,' I think directing is a logical conclusion of mine.
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In Zagreb, the Old Town really could be Prague. You go two hours to the coast to Opatija, and you really could be in the South of France, in the Croatian Riviera. And then you head down the coast towards Split, and you get into more Turkish architecture, so you can double Istanbul.
James Watkins
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We want 'McMafia' to be a tense gangster story but also a family story. It's a collusion of those two worlds.
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The opportunity to be able to tell long-form character stories is something that TV affords and is therefore a terrain that a lot of filmmakers are interested in exploring.
James Watkins -
A lot of the best stories are now being told on television.
James Watkins -
Directing is an act of interpretation.
James Watkins -
So long as states enact fiduciary laws that don't impact a pension plan like a 401(k), they have every right to act.
James Watkins