The Blind Side's John Lee Hancock on Sandra Bullock & writing for actors

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Channel: Writers Guild Foundation · 2010 · Film & Animation

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Writer-director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, The Alamo) talks about working with Sandra Bullock, how he wrote the role for her Oscar-winning performance and whether writers should tailor roles in their scripts with specific stars in mind. Hancock's comments were recorded at comments were taped at the Writers Guild Foundation's event "Writers on Writing." To purchase a DVD of this or other Writers Guild Foundation events, go to WGFoundation.org/dvd.aspx.

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