Gene Jones

1 sketch, 1 claims, and 2 fun items attributed to them. What was said about them.

Personality, episode by episode

The Big Picture: 5. ‘No Country for Old Men’ and ‘W.’ | Mission Accomplished (guest)

Cares about the craft of building tension gradually; unbothered about not reading the novel or script. Wanted direction his first big film role but accepted the Coens' hands-off approach.

Stances

  • The scene is everything
  • Tension should escalate unnoticed

Humor: Laconic and self-assured.

In their words

  • “My scene is the Bible, and that's all I need.” (0:13:03)

Their shows' recurring bits

Running bits, not opinions; a critic read aloud is cited, not present.

The Big Picture

Their claims

Showing 1–1 of 1 claim.

  1. craft (direction style): Gene Jones → Joel Coen. Jones says the Coens gave little direction and listened to the gas-station scene rather than watching it.
    “Neither Joel nor Ethan watched it while we shot it.”
    The Big Picture · 5. ‘No Country for Old Men’ and ‘W.’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:13:41 · Gene Jones (0.90 sure it was them)

Their fun items

Showing 1–2 of 2 fun items.

  1. fun, about No Country for Old Men: Gene Jones never read the novel or full script; his scene was all he needed. The gas station scene took a little over two hours to shoot, on a set in New Mexico.
    “My scene is the Bible, and that's all I need.”
    The Big Picture · 5. ‘No Country for Old Men’ and ‘W.’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:13:03 · Gene Jones (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about No Country for Old Men: Gene Jones says the Coens never told him, but both knew tension should escalate so gradually you never notice it. The Coens didn't watch the coin-toss scene; Joel folded up behind the counter, Ethan listened at the window.
    “Joel kind of folded up in a corner behind the counter and listened.”
    The Big Picture · 5. ‘No Country for Old Men’ and ‘W.’ | Mission Accomplished · 0:13:46 · Gene Jones (0.90 sure it was them)