From Deseret News archives:
Amy Redford Her own woman
Director resisted movie career until 'The Guitar' came along
But her entry into the world of show business in particular, her movie-industry career wasn't quite as likely as you might think. In fact, she says she did ""almost everything I could to resist it.
"I've never been interesting in doing what's expected of me. I'm not difficult, but I am my own woman," she said by telephone from the Sundance resort in Provo Canyon.
Up until now, the 37-year-old Redford has taken some bit parts in television programs and movies, but those were mostly to her help finance some theatrical endeavors.
"I haven't been completely out of the spotlight, but I've been avoiding it as much as I possibly can," she said. What eventually changed her mind about her "career trajectory" was a script screenwriter Amos Poe's "The Guitar."
It was a movie Redford said she "just had to do."
But rather than giving up completely, she decides to live her life to the fullest in the remaining time. That includes learning to play the electric guitar.
As strange it sounds, Redford said she was "a little relieved" when she found out the script had already been optioned by another producer. "That meant I wouldn't have to worry about becoming a filmmaker," she said with a laugh.
However, Redford kept thinking about the script, and when she discovered that the film still wasn't in production, she made a few inquiries. She met with Poe, secured the financing and, reluctantly at first, agreed to make the film.
"Having come from a strong theater background, I wasn't too confident about my abilities as a director," Redford said. "But I had to make sure it got made. It would have been one of the great regrets of my life if the script would have languished."
A key addition to the production was British actress Saffron Burrows (TV's "Boston Legal"), who stars as Melody. Originally, the character had been written as "pretty mousy," and as Redford noted, the 6-foot-tall Burrows is "anything but mousy."
But, "I think that's what really appealed to Saffron most about the project. Mel is completely different from the bombshells she's normally used to playing," she said.
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FYI, Just got back from Sundance and the movie was HORRIBLE! In all...
Monica | Jan. 26, 2008 at 10:38 a.m.
It is always nice to read about hollywood children who have grown up...
AS | Jan. 18, 2008 at 2:21 p.m.
Well, good for Amy! However, her dad needs to give up the black and...
Bumble Bee Stripes | Jan. 18, 2008 at 11:12 a.m.
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