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        If you are in charge of a project, the key to success is getting everyone to volunteer to help you. As a director, I point. I suggest. I gently push the actors in the direction I want them to go.

        In the 1986 movie, Nothing in Common, Jackie Gleason's character, Max Basner, gets fired from his job as a clothing salesman. The scene, shot on a boat, shows Max's despair about being out of work. I was looking for some gesture that would allow Max to show his feelings.

        Jackie had far more experience at everything than I did, and at first I was frightened. What could I possibly tell "The Great One" about acting? Out of fear I decided to direct by suggestion, and sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene. "So Max is sad, right?" I said.

        Gleason nodded.

        "And he's probably still carrying his pens with name on them — the ones he used to hand out to his customers, right?"

        Gleason nodded.

        "So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired?"

        He was silent for a moment, "Why don't I throw them overboard?"

        I stood up and turned toward the crew. "Hey, everybody, Jackie has a wonderful idea. Let's shoot it."

        After filming the scene, Gleason called me over and smiled at me, "Garry, what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow?"

        You and your team can discover the answers to problems together. When there are no prizes or gold stars for whoever gets the solution first, you'll all benefit when everything turns out right.

    1. (1) What did the writer do to achieve success as a director?
      A . He gave orders and instructions directly. B . He pushed his team hard to follow him. C . He said repeatedly who had the final say. D . He guided the actors with great patience.
    2. (2) We can infer that Jackie Gleason was of the film Nothing in Common.
      A . the director B . an actor C . the writer D . an character
    3. (3) What did Gleason mean by smiling at the writer?
      A . He enjoyed the writer's way of directing films. B . He was self-confident about his acting the next day. C . He had managed to get over his unpleasant feelings. D . He had discovered the answers to all the problems.
    4. (4) The purpose of the writer's sharing his filming experience is to tell us        .
      A . different ways to direct films B . skills of working with film stars C . the key to success in a project D . a wonderful idea of showing feelings

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