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Christina
Christina asked Jesse Andrews:

I love when authors write the screenplay for their films. It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does MAN does it feel like a success. How did you go about picking and choosing what scenes were left behind from the book? And if you could have kept something in (that you didn't) what would it be?

Jesse Andrews i had a lot of help from dan fogelman, the producer (and enormously accomplished screenwriter) who mentored me through the screenwriting process—he was simultaneously super encouraging AND brutally honest, which is a tricky feat. it's hard to say "these fifteen pages that you sweated over for a week, and are really proud of, cannot remain in the script in any form" while still sounding upbeat and supportive. but somehow he is able to do that.
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Mandy Rodgers
Mandy Rodgers asked Jesse Andrews:

Hey Jesse!! Any fave scenes from the book that didn't make it in the film that will be on the Blu-ray or you wish could have been shot but just didn't make it in??

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What is your favorite moment in the movie version of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl?

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What was the biggest challenge in converting your book into a movie? I loved Me and Earl and can't wait for The Haters. Thank you!

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