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Q. What did you love so much about the story, adapted from the novel of the same name? A. "The main thing is the character of Oliver Tate and his voice. It felt like quite an original character -- one who is well aware of all of the tropes and cliches of coming-of-age dramas and seeks to circumvent them by his knowledge of the world...And who felt that he would live a more considered and better life than everyone else, because he has somehow mastered it. But that didn't really translate into reality." Q. What other coming-of-age tales were you inspired by? A. "I like John Hughes films, I liked 'Dawson's Creek', 'The Graduate' and 'The 400 Blows' and all the French new wave films like 'Billy Liar' or Eric Rohmer films that often have a coming of age element. Or in books, JD Salinger stuff or 'Huckleberry Finn'." Q. How rare is it to find a character like Oliver? A. "As long as people are original there is no reason why characters should not be original. There is a real hunger for novelty." Q. How important was it to have Ben Stiller attached? A. "It has been tremendous. I think it works when someone like Ben knows he is interested in all kinds of films and has a reputation for being interested in doing good things. His production company got hold of the script and he read it and he liked it." Q. We see a lot more stars in small films these days. How important do you think that is to have a star attached to the film or in the film? A. "There are many levels as to the effect of a star's involvement. One is economic, people are more likely to fund it if someone they have heard of is in it and people are probably more likely to see it, depending if that star is suited to that film." Q. And Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys -- did he do the music in the film for love or money? A. "I imagine it would have been virtually nothing. I don't think you can compensate him for what he did...In many ways I was lucky because I knew Alex and I could ask him." Q. Are you on Hollywood's radar now? A. "I imagine, given I had done nothing in terms of film before, (that) I am more on it than before! (But) I don't think I have had what you would imagine to be a Hollywood power lunch." (Editing by Jill Serjeant) Entertainment Fashion Film Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. 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