Ifyouareinchargeofaprojectthekeytosuccessisgettingeveryonetowanttohelpyou.AsadirectorIpointIsuggest.IgentlypushtheactorsinthedirectionIwantthemtogo.Inthe1986movie“NothinginCommon”JackieGleason’scharacterMaxBasnergetsfiredfromhisjobasaclothingsalesman.ThesceneshotonaboatshowsMax’sdespairaboutbeingoutofwork.IwaslookingforsomegesturethatwouldallowMaxtoshowhisfeelings.
JackiehadfarmoreexperienceateverythingthanIdidandatfirstIwasfrightened.WhatcouldIpossiblytell“TheGreatOne”aboutacting?FinallyIdecidedtodirectbysuggestionandsatdownwithGleasontotalkaboutthescene.“SoMaxissadright?”Isaid.Gleasonnodded.“Andhe’sprobablystillcarryinghispenswithnameonthem—theonesheusedtohandouttohiscustomersright?”Gleasonnodded.“Sowhatwouldyouwanttodowiththepensafteryouwerefired?”Hewassilentforamoment.“Whydon’tIthrowthemoverboard?”Istoodupandturnedupandturnedtowardthecrew.“HeyeverybodyJackiehasawonderfulidea.Let’sshootit.”
AfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledmeoverandsaidwithasmile.“GarrywhatkindofwonderfulideaamIgoingtohavetomorrow?”
Youandyourteamcandiscovertheanswerstoproblemstogether.Whentherearenoprizesorgoldstarsforwhogetsthesolutionfirstyou’llallbenefitwheneverythingturnsoutright.
Accordingtothewritertosucceedinaprojectyouareinchargeofyou should______.
A.makeeveryoneworkforyou B.geteveryonewillingtohelp
C.letpeopleknowyouhavetheidea D.keeptalkingtothem
“TheGreatOne”inParagraph2refersto______.
A.Gleason B.thedirectorhimself C.Max D.Max’sboss
AfterfilmingthesceneGleasoncalledthedirectoroverandsmiledathim.That’s becauseGleason________.
A.thoughtthedirectorgavehimagoodidea
B.formedthehabitofthinkingofideaswhiletalking
C.wasnotconfidentabouthisacting
D.appreciatedthedirector’sdirectingskill
Themostsuitabletitleforthepassageis“_______”.
A.DirectingaFilm B.TheKeytoSuccess
C.AWonderfulExperience D.Workingwi