Post by amyk on Feb 27, 2009 23:14:42 GMT -5
I decided to do a little research on one of the standard A Team directors, Michael O'Herlihy. I got this information below from the IMDB website.
His brother was an Oscar-nominated actor, Dan O'Herlihy, who was nominated for Best Actor for 1954's THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE.
Michael died June 16, 1997 in Dublin, Ireland. He was nominated for an Emmy for 1979's NBC miniseries "Backstairs at the White House."
The quote below may be referring more specifically to Michael directing for shows such as STAR TREK, but I think the philosophy of directing that it demonstrates comes through also on his A Team episodes:
"I can only speak as a director and a storyteller. You have the story to tell and you must tell it with as much honesty as you possibly can, that this in fact did happen. You can't say, 'This only happened because we're making science fiction.' This is the story, fellows, so it has to be told to the best of our abilities. That has always been my attitude on every show I've done. Once you begin to edit the veracity of the reality or unreality, you're wrong. Then, you're turning into a preacher instead of a director. I've always tried to do my best from that point-of-view."
So there you have it....just a few tidbits about one of my personal favorite directors!
His brother was an Oscar-nominated actor, Dan O'Herlihy, who was nominated for Best Actor for 1954's THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE.
Michael died June 16, 1997 in Dublin, Ireland. He was nominated for an Emmy for 1979's NBC miniseries "Backstairs at the White House."
The quote below may be referring more specifically to Michael directing for shows such as STAR TREK, but I think the philosophy of directing that it demonstrates comes through also on his A Team episodes:
"I can only speak as a director and a storyteller. You have the story to tell and you must tell it with as much honesty as you possibly can, that this in fact did happen. You can't say, 'This only happened because we're making science fiction.' This is the story, fellows, so it has to be told to the best of our abilities. That has always been my attitude on every show I've done. Once you begin to edit the veracity of the reality or unreality, you're wrong. Then, you're turning into a preacher instead of a director. I've always tried to do my best from that point-of-view."
So there you have it....just a few tidbits about one of my personal favorite directors!
