![]() Today, a cast is determined by how big a draw an actor is in the international markets, which is determined by how their films translate overseas – and that’s how likely they are to get a leading role in a studio or independently financed film. I learned that most people don’t know this when I did the Kickstarter campaign. They were given the roles because they have giant overseas box office numbers, and that is what studios and film financiers depend on. They might not be bad actors, but they’re not right for the roles. And second, it is actors who are wrong for the roles they are cast in. And sometimes I think ‘Oh my God, how did they f**k that up so badly?’ There are usually two reasons for this – one is too many cooks in kitchen, messing with the script. Sometimes I’ll read a film because I’m up for it as an actor or director, and don’t do it, but then see it after it gets made and released. The quickest way to make a good script into bad is wrong casting – I’ve seen it a thousand times. How important to your film was casting the right people in the roles, and how does that make a director’s job that much easier?īraff: Casting is everything. : The purpose of the way you funded the film was to get creative control of your product, both in casting and final cut. For us, for our spirituality, that’s what we wanted to communicate in the film. But for those of us who don’t believe, who think we’re animals and when we die will go into the ground like other animals, how do we make sense about why we’re here? What do we teach our kids? And how do we come to terms with ‘coming out of the closet’ to our parents about our differing viewpoints, and saying that we love them, but the religion doesn’t work for all of us. There are plenty of people out there that have faith, and it works for them, and even in the film I go out of my way to say they are lucky. In terms of dealing with my existence, on this spinning rock in the middle of infinity, the religion wasn’t really helping me. People were saying that they were given this organized religion by their parents and it worked for them, plus they love the culture elements, the holidays and the food. Zach Braff: It wasn’t specifically about Judaism, but I was commenting on organized religion in what I was seeing in my circle – whether it was my immediate circle or on the internet. What were you trying to say about the influence of Judaism in your life, and the lives of those around you? ![]() : I was intrigued by the overt religionism and tribalism in the film. ![]() talked with Braff about all the circumstances behind “Wish I Was Here,” and the other elements of his successful career. Currently, Braff is performing in the Broadway musical version of Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway,” which opened in April of this year. Since he hadn’t directed a feature film since “Garden State,” Braff turned toward the crowd funding site Kickstarter to partially finance “Wish I Was Here” – which caused a bit of controversy because of his status as a mainstream actor and director. Within four years of graduation he landed “Scrubs,” and was on the show for nine seasons. Zach Braff is best know for his lead role as John “J.D.” Dorian in the long running TV series, “Scrubs.” He was born in South Orange, New Jersey, and attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Zach Braff Directs a Shot Sequence in ‘Wish I Was Here’ Like “Garden State,” it has a dream-like quality to it, while dealing with a different phase of life. But this time Braff – who stars in the film, co-wrote it with his brother Adam, and directed it – portrays a 35 year old struggling actor with a wife (Kate Hudson) and two kids, coming to terms with his father’s (Mandy Patinkin) illness and possible passing. “Wish I Was Here,” like “Garden State,” is a coming-of-age film. For his most recent project, he made show business headlines by using the website Kickstarter to “crowd fund” his latest film, “Wish I Was Here.” CHICAGO – Zach Braff is an amiable personality, making his mark as “J.D.” on the TV sitcom “Scrubs” and the cult film “Garden State” (2004), which he wrote and directed.
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