Ep555 - Alex Saks, Producer ‘It Ends with Us,’ ‘No Hard Feelings,’ & ‘The Florida Project’

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“I’ve had a single-minded focus on it,” says Alex Saks, about her love for movies. She attended Wake Forest to study history but then quickly moved to Los Angeles and found an unpaid internship. “Then I just went from there.” She’s known for projects like Thoroughbreds, The Florida Project, Book Club, Poms, No Hard Feelings, Summer Camp, and most recently, the Blake Likely film, It Ends With Us. In this interview, she talks about the point of being a producer is to “not be noticed,” working with Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan), how amazing voices can come from anywhere, the secret of “easily sellable elements,” living with characters, making it impossible for studios to say “no,” and making great emotional movies in 2024. We also reference the Twitter account Shit My Dad Says, from Justin Halpern, Episode 409. Want more? Steal my first book, Ink by the Barrel - Secrets From Prolific Writers right now for free. Simply head over to www.brockswinson.com to get your free digital download and audiobook. If you find value in the book, please share it with a friend as we’re giving away 100,000 copies this year. It’s based on hundreds of interviews here at Creative Principles.