The love scenes that worked, regardless of the director, were the ones where the actors weren't fearful. When somebody was fearful, you could see it right away. It takes you out of the story, and that's to be avoided at all costs.
Jennifer BealsWhat is their potential for evil; what is their potential for wickedness? That's the only time that those characters become interesting to watch.
Jennifer BealsYou can make yourself feel better about yourself if you project your shadow side, if you project your own potential for evil onto someone else. By annihilating them and, therefore, your shadow, you bring yourself into some state of purity or reformation.
Jennifer BealsOftentimes what happens is that the writer understands one character, but they don't understand the other one, and the other one ends up not being written as well.
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