
131 | John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks) On Empathy In Our Writing And Directing
The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna
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How to Adapt a Short Story
"I don't want to miss a chance to ask you about adaptations because you've adapted such different material. Can you talk a little bit about how you approach an adaptation both literally from just even practical craft things?" "The thing I love about directing is for the most part, I mean, I've never had to reshoot any scenes," he says. 'It's almost like a yard where you go and turn off the engine and go home'
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