But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera
By: Ken Kwapis
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
For over three decades, director Ken Kwapis has charted a career full of exceptional movies and tel…
Want to Read $ 9.99"I strive to create an atmosphere that welcomes surprises, that embraces the unexpected, that celebrates the occasional misstep, that honors flaws of all kinds; in short, I want to stand behind the camera and make sure there's something alive going on in front of it, something recognizably human."-Ken Kwapis, But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera
"I strive to create an atmosphere that welcomes surprises, that embraces the unexpected, that celebrates the occasional misstep, that honors flaws of all kinds; in short, I want to stand behind the camera and make sure there's something alive going on in front of it, something recognizably human."-Ken Kwapis, But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct: Lessons from a Life Behind the Camera
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