![]() So, as we’re making our ranks, trying to figure out how to make a film in Hollywood and get what we like to call a 360, meaning, you make the movie, get it distributed and ultimately have it return money, we’ve been the only two left standing, alongside Robert Smith, our financier. We’ve learned together we’re both self-taught. Roxanne has been amazing in terms of being there as my producing partner. We’ve been in the battlefield with a lot of people that are indie filmmakers. We’ve worked through the ups and the downs, trying to make movies independently. We’ve been doing this together since then. The people that stay with you ultimately become the people that stay with you forever. During those hard times is when you normally lose a lot of people. ![]() How did it become apparent, in 2007, that you were a productive partnership?ĭeon Taylor: When you’re first starting off independently, you go through the ups and downs of trying to find different people that you feel can help you get to the next step. The two of you first worked together in 2007 on Dead Tone, and you’ve basically worked together ever since. In a recent conversation with THR, Taylor and Avent further discuss working with Dennis Quaid, the key location tip they received from their driver in Vancouver, the ins and outs of their partnership and their upcoming slate of films. One day, we were over three or four hours and I was tired, but he said, ‘C’mon, man, we got one more shot,'” recalls Taylor. ”Dennis was even moving lights, moving chairs, working overtime and buying coffee. When production kicked into gear, Taylor was impressed by Quaid’s willingness to pitch in beyond his job description. Taylor admits working with an established movie star like Quaid was intimidating at first, but he was put at ease when the actor said he was there to please the director. After that, we were all in we were making this happen,” he says. ![]() “I just love being able to put our people in that light - as a dope pair of upstanding African-American people. 'The Intruder' Stars Dennis Quaid and Meagan Good Talk Making Audiences Jump
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