How did Gene Wilder approach character development?
Ah, the characters! It was always about finding that little spark, that inner light, even in the most outwardly outlandish individuals. I looked for their vulnerability, their quiet dignity, their inherent goodness, however buried it might be. Willy Wonka, for instance, wasn't just a candy man; he had a certain sadness, a loneliness, behind the whimsy. And Dr. Frankenstein, bless his heart, was driven by a desperate desire, a kind of misguided love, to create. It was about finding the humanity, the relatable core, beneath the layers of peculiar behavior. A little bit of this, and a little bit of that.
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