I directed 24's pilot. I felt we should follow the characters around as if we were a documentary crew, using available light, hand-held cameras, split screens, sound that isn't always what it should be, to suit the reality of the premise.
Stephen Hopkins

There were no previews; we made the film we wanted to make.
Stephen Hopkins

To be able to rely completely on the actors was a very simple process for me.
Stephen Hopkins

We use a lot of source music on some shows and none on others.
Stephen Hopkins

If people aren't in sync, things won't work out well.
Stephen Hopkins

Dark impulses certainly exist in me and, I think, in most people.
Stephen Hopkins

24 isn't like other shows, where you set the look once and you're done. The show started at midnight, then moved to a pre-dawn look, and now we're at dawn and we're warming up the day.
Stephen Hopkins