Most of the time when I receive a script, it says something like 'Rosenberg is the fat, slovenly Mayor, who doesn't want the kids to use the Skateboard Park,' or 'Stein is a pompous, rotund attorney, imposing to all.' It would be so freeing to get a script where my character is simply described as 'A Man.'
Fred MelamedI've always thought that, in a sense, the more specific and sometimes even the smaller the world of a movie is, the more universal it is.
Fred MelamedIt's funny, but three of my early films were with Liam Neeson, before Liam Neeson was a big star.
Fred MelamedWe must agree to live in this world, with all that is unfair about it, without knowing why, if we wish to have a God in our lives.
Fred MelamedIn general, I'm always interested in characters who have kind of extreme aspects to them, who are in some ways larger than typical people.
Fred MelamedI was always around people who were in the business from the time I was an absolute baby. I grew up in New York City, and my parents, my sister, and I had a house on Fire Island, and they were part of a set of people that were all close and friendly, most of whom were involved in show business in one regard or another. So it was always familiar to me, and I kind of enjoyed it.
Fred Melamed