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Fri 12 Dec 2009Wild child
By standing up to the studio bigwigs and staying true to his subject, Spike Jonze consistently makes the film he wants to make, writes FIONA McCANN
SPIKE JONZE is slim and sprightly, with a shot of blond hair that seems to fizz from his head against an enormous hotel room sofa that threatens to swallow him whole. He looks young, younger than you’d expect for someone who’s 40 with three acclaimed films behind them. He’s also enthusiastic and engaging and full of energy and ideas that are impossible to transcribe. Not because their contents are too complex to contain within one small article, but because the audio file containing our interview is mysteriously distorted on playback.
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