Martin Donovan(II)

Has enjoyed a long, valued association with writer/director Hal Hartley, starring in several of his films including Uomini semplici (1992) and Amateur (1994), both of which were selected for the Cannes Film Festivals, Trust - fidati (1990), Surviving Desire (1992), Flirt (New York-Berlino-Tokyo) (1995) and The Book of Life (1998), the last mentioned being shown at the New York Film Festival.

Hal and I are close friends. I understand his language, his humor, his film language, what he is trying to say. I tell actors who are new to Hal--this is more like dance. It's not acting naturalistically, it's carefully choreographed. Gestures are important and specific gestures are very important. -- On Writer/Director Hal Hartley