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Lee Daniels is known for a number of great projects, one of which happens to be the Fox’s highly acclaimed drama series Empire. While the series was enjoyed by a number of its fans, working on it turned out to be a totally different experience for the director.
Opening up about his time working on the famous Fox series, the filmmaker recalled it to be one of the horrible events of his life. Recently while talking to The Film Stage, Lee Daniels stated that Empire turned out to be “absolutely the worst experience,” for him.
The Butler director further stated in the interview that he does not like to stay in the project just as a creative, adding that when he first stepped into the world of television, he only “wanted to be able to answer to suits.”
The director of The United States vs. Billie Holiday then also mentioned that he always wanted to experience what his friends were doing, taking notes, which seemingly was the reason for him to join the television series.
Ahead in the interview, Lee Daniels then stated that all of his movies had been independent before he turned to the television industry while working on Empire. This made him interested in working for a major studio.
Talking more about his previous movie projects, the director of Precious then stated that his first movie Monster Ball, was developed using drug money, while also adding that all of his films were financed independently, which gave him the right to do things the way he wanted to go for.
Daniels also reflected that for these independent projects, no one was above him who pressured him to do things in a different way.
Talking about his friends who are filmmakers and writers, who worked under someone, Lee Daniels stated that he wanted to gain that experience, which is why he chose to do Empire in the first place.
However, it all turned out to be “horrible” for him, as he reiterated that working on Empire was not too good of an experience. But, when it comes to earning money the director added that the series helped him with an abundance of it, which helped him to pay for the college fees of his kids.
Lee Daniels’ mindblowing work can be seen in the new Netflix project The Deliverance. The horror movie stars Andra Day, Glenn Close, Demi Singleton and more.
The Deliverance was released on August 16, 2024. Empire starred Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.
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Winona Ryder recently recalled how her parents took great care to protect her when she began her career as a child actor. The Beetlejuice 2 star revealed that instead of relocating to Los Angeles, her parents used to drive from San Francisco to L.A. when she had to go for an audition. Read on further to know more details!
In an interview with AnOther Magazine, Winona Ryder talked about her early career beginnings and her latest dark fantasy comedy horror film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. During her candid conversation with the publication, Ryder also recalled why her parents refused to relocate to Los Angeles. She shared that school was a priority in her family, and she had to “keep up grades” to be allowed to attend auditions when she was 13.
The Haunted Mansion actress explained that she wasn’t allowed to work if it conflicted with school, as her parents, whom she describes as her best friends, were “very wary of Hollywood. They associated it with (late actress) Judy Garland’s tragedy, and we never relocated there.”
Ryder said it turned out to be a “gift,” explaining that she had known many kids who had moved there to support their families, and it hadn’t turned out well. She had seen a lot of them experience burnout.
The actress further mentioned that she later had heard that she got a reputation for being very “choosy,” with projects noting, but the truth was that her family couldn’t afford to go for all the auditions.
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However, when her hit 1988 classic Beetlejuice came along, she felt a connection, noting that the film caught her attention because the script was far more interesting than the other roles she had been considered for at the time, admitting, “Beetlejuice was so unusual – I zoned in on Lydia.”
The Black Swan actress mentioned that she had made her mom stay in the car because she wanted to go through the audition for this film alone. Ryder recalled she was waiting in a side office at the Culver City studio, and when a young man had come in, she assumed he was from the art department, and they started talking about “old movies and Edward Gorey’s art.”
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She added that she asked him about when director Burton would show up and later found out it was him only, noting, “I had no idea directors could be like this cool young person. I said, ‘God, I’m sorry, do you want me to read?’ He said, ‘No, I want you to do it.’”
Winona Ryder and Tim Burton finally reunited for the Beetlejuice sequel decades later after the release of their original movie. Ryder has reprised her beloved character Lydia Deetz alongside her co-star Michael Keaton for this highly anticipated sequel.