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Talk with Tim Blake Nelson, David Arquette
Aired January 23, 2003 - 10:44 ET
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ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: I'm standing here with Tim Blake Nelson and David Arquette, who are stars in a new film called "A Foreign Affair," which is here at Sundance, and showing tonight, I believe.
Are you enjoying Sundance?
DAVID ARQUETTE, ACTOR: We sure are, yes. It's great to be up here, have an opportunity for people to see your film and have an opportunity for the filmmakers to, you know, present it to the world.
COOPER: What is the purpose of showing a film here at Sundance?
TIM BLAKE NELSON, ACTOR: Well, filmmakers bring their movies here to try to get distribution, which is of course extremely important, because that's how your movie is seen.
COOPER: Has your film been picked up for distribution?
NELSON: Not yet.
COOPER: Not yet?
NELSON: There's talk of it.
COOPER: How do you make that happen? I mean, how does that actually work here? You show the movie, and what, you stand on the street and you hope some producer comes up to you? How does it work?
NELSON: Well, because Sundance is a pretty critical body in their selection process, distributors assume that if a movie is in the festival, it's probably going to be worth distribution, worth picking up, and so they'll come to your premiere with an eye on buying it, the film.
ARQUETTE: I try to bribe people with candy, lollipops and jellybeans.
COOPER: Does that work often?
ARQUETTE: Yes, actually, it does.
NELSON: I saw some Godiva chocolates.
ARQUETTE: Yes, it's true. And if it doesn't work, it at least makes them happy.
COOPER: That's good. It's good to bring some happiness into the world.
What is Sundance like? I mean, you both are Hollywood folk. And what's it like being in this sort of quaint little town that's suddenly inundated with all these people here, all sort of competing to get attention for their films?
NELSON: Sometimes you feel a little embarrassed. I mean, when you brush up -- when you see some of the locals, you realize that they're pretty repulsed by the migration from Hollywood and New York to their little community. But I think they're also pretty excited about it as well.
COOPER: And the film is "Foreign Affair." And it's about, you play two brothers who go to Russia to try to find wives?
ARQUETTE: Well, actually, it's to find one wife for the both of us.
COOPER: Oh, really?
ARQUETTE: And there's no sex involved; it's strictly like a business arrangement, just for -- because our mother used to cook and clean for us and sort of take care of us, and we don't know how to do that for ourselves.
NELSON: She dies at the beginning of the movie.
COOPER: Well, the film is showing tonight, and I hope it gets picked up. Good luck to both of you. Thanks very much for talking to me.
NELSON: Thank you.
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Aired January 23, 2003 - 10:44 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: I'm standing here with Tim Blake Nelson and David Arquette, who are stars in a new film called "A Foreign Affair," which is here at Sundance, and showing tonight, I believe.
Are you enjoying Sundance?
DAVID ARQUETTE, ACTOR: We sure are, yes. It's great to be up here, have an opportunity for people to see your film and have an opportunity for the filmmakers to, you know, present it to the world.
COOPER: What is the purpose of showing a film here at Sundance?
TIM BLAKE NELSON, ACTOR: Well, filmmakers bring their movies here to try to get distribution, which is of course extremely important, because that's how your movie is seen.
COOPER: Has your film been picked up for distribution?
NELSON: Not yet.
COOPER: Not yet?
NELSON: There's talk of it.
COOPER: How do you make that happen? I mean, how does that actually work here? You show the movie, and what, you stand on the street and you hope some producer comes up to you? How does it work?
NELSON: Well, because Sundance is a pretty critical body in their selection process, distributors assume that if a movie is in the festival, it's probably going to be worth distribution, worth picking up, and so they'll come to your premiere with an eye on buying it, the film.
ARQUETTE: I try to bribe people with candy, lollipops and jellybeans.
COOPER: Does that work often?
ARQUETTE: Yes, actually, it does.
NELSON: I saw some Godiva chocolates.
ARQUETTE: Yes, it's true. And if it doesn't work, it at least makes them happy.
COOPER: That's good. It's good to bring some happiness into the world.
What is Sundance like? I mean, you both are Hollywood folk. And what's it like being in this sort of quaint little town that's suddenly inundated with all these people here, all sort of competing to get attention for their films?
NELSON: Sometimes you feel a little embarrassed. I mean, when you brush up -- when you see some of the locals, you realize that they're pretty repulsed by the migration from Hollywood and New York to their little community. But I think they're also pretty excited about it as well.
COOPER: And the film is "Foreign Affair." And it's about, you play two brothers who go to Russia to try to find wives?
ARQUETTE: Well, actually, it's to find one wife for the both of us.
COOPER: Oh, really?
ARQUETTE: And there's no sex involved; it's strictly like a business arrangement, just for -- because our mother used to cook and clean for us and sort of take care of us, and we don't know how to do that for ourselves.
NELSON: She dies at the beginning of the movie.
COOPER: Well, the film is showing tonight, and I hope it gets picked up. Good luck to both of you. Thanks very much for talking to me.
NELSON: Thank you.
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