When Nolan said 'let's rehearse' before Interstellar's emotional video-message scene, McConaughey refused: 'We're not rehearsing, we're going live.' He wanted to see the footage of his children for the very first time on camera with zero anticipation. The strategy was deliberate ignorance as a creative tool — avoiding preparation so genuine emotion could surface.
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