Interview: Jared Hess
I was just thinking about Napoleon Dynamite the other day, what a refreshing, fun movie that was (and still is), so I dug around to find this interview on Screenwriters Utopia.com with writer-director Jared Hess. A few highlights:
DRE: What was the process for writing the script?
JH: We wrote it with both, Jerusha and I, at the computer. We would sit down and brainstorm but we were film students so we didn’t have a lot time. I would also jot down stuff on pieces of paper and she would organize them.
DRE: How did you and Jerusha work on the script together?
JH: It was very difficult. We are both very different creatively. We would have our moments and she would say to me, “Jared, you think all my ideas suck, don’t you?” Then I would be sleeping on the couch that night. But ultimately with a writing partner you tend to settle less for mediocre ideas, which raises the bar on content.
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