Wilder Interview

I also thought the Billy Wilder interview was the most interesting article that we have read to date. One thing that stood out to me that others also mentioned, was how open Wilder was with the information that he shared. In most interviews that I’ve seen, I’ve seen a mixture of people willing to disclose handfuls of information, and then on the other hand I’ve seen instances where people aren’t willing to share much information at all. Wilder wasn’t shy about “airing the dirty laundry” of the actors at all. He was brutally honest and made sure if people wanted to know particular answers to questions, he made sure that he told exactly how he felt about the situation.
In the film Double Indemnity, he tells why he chose such things as the house and the roles that the characters played and their significance. After reading the interview and going over the notes we went over in class, the film had a whole new meaning to me. One thing that stood out to me was the fact that Wilder seemed to be a risk taker! He didn’t seem to care too much about what people said or thought about him, let alone what was said or thought about the films he made. He would go out and seek out actors and actresses that he thought would be suited best for the particular film he was doing at the time. He was interested in getting the glory and fame or winning an Oscar. In my opinion he more so made the choices he did because they were his, and whether or not Hollywood approved of them, at the end of the day they were his OWN.