Door.
OREN MOVERMAN: What drew you to Shine?
NOAH TAYLOR: As much as I'd love to say, "I did this picture because it meant da-da-da-da," I did it because it was a job. I'd turned down a lot of stuff, and when Shine came along, it was not only acceptable to me, but in the end it turned out to be a good thing for so many different reasons. For David Helfgott, it has improved his life fiscally and emotionally. The director, Scott Hicks, spent ten years developing and researching this film and letting it percolate in his head, so it was nice to see it pay off for him. And the film obviously strikes some deep chords with people, whereas a lot of films today are wasteful. They deal in banal entertainment when they could be healing. Personally, I prefer music to film because music is much purer. It can be divine, whereas film is so often just eight inches away from being snuff. So it's a dirty business, film. But, you know [shrugs], it's a job. [gets up and closes the door] I'm obsessed with this door.
OM: Why's that?
NT: I have a door obsession. It has to be shut. It's obviously something very anal. [alarmed] Don't do it! Oh, I thought you were going to open it.
OM: NO, I'm locking it.
NT: Oh, thanks. It's fear of opportunity, perhaps. [laughs]
NOAH TAYLOR: As much as I'd love to say, "I did this picture because it meant da-da-da-da," I did it because it was a job. I'd turned down a lot of stuff, and when Shine came along, it was not only acceptable to me, but in the end it turned out to be a good thing for so many different reasons. For David Helfgott, it has improved his life fiscally and emotionally. The director, Scott Hicks, spent ten years developing and researching this film and letting it percolate in his head, so it was nice to see it pay off for him. And the film obviously strikes some deep chords with people, whereas a lot of films today are wasteful. They deal in banal entertainment when they could be healing. Personally, I prefer music to film because music is much purer. It can be divine, whereas film is so often just eight inches away from being snuff. So it's a dirty business, film. But, you know [shrugs], it's a job. [gets up and closes the door] I'm obsessed with this door.
OM: Why's that?
NT: I have a door obsession. It has to be shut. It's obviously something very anal. [alarmed] Don't do it! Oh, I thought you were going to open it.
OM: NO, I'm locking it.
NT: Oh, thanks. It's fear of opportunity, perhaps. [laughs]