László Kriston, our hardworking international journalist hunting Australians hunting deals instead found Dede Gardner, head of Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B. Charmed, she talked of greenlighting power (or the lack of it) , Terrance Malick and the secrets of pushing a script to A-list talent.
There are two types of people: those innately possessing a certain talent or class and those who are in the process of acquiring it through practice, luck and default. In other words, the naturals and the workers. Dede Gardner (actually now the co-President of the company) is the latter.
