Scott Rudin, a producer, reportedly has a notorious reputation in Hollywood. But Chris Rock has a different opinion of him.
Having worked with him on his directorial debut Top Five, the comedian said, “Being number three or four on the call sheet of a ginormous movie means you’re going to have a lot of days off.”
“I wrote [‘Top Five’], and yeah, it’s got a lot of Woody [Allen] in it. It’s got a lot of Mike Leigh in it. It’s got a lot of Alexander Payne in it,” he added.
According to Rock, he needed tough, rather than gentle, encouragement to work efficiently.
“Scott [Rudin] produced it, and he really pushed me in a way. I know people have whatever stories about Scott, [but] I need hard coaching.”
Rock continued, ”Everybody doesn’t respond to a hug, you know what I mean? I got two daughters. One, you can smile her into excellence. The other one you gotta be like, ‘Hey, what the f*** are we doing?”
“Scott really pushed me in a way I hadn’t been pushed in a long time, and it was great. I learned to not settle so for anything … especially when it comes to getting talent.”
“[To] pursue the best of the best of the best for everything — in front of the camera, behind the camera. No compromise,” Rock concluded.
