You don’t really want to see him at home, or all those things you can do in the movie.
BILL CONDONThat day I think we really saw each other for the first time. I mean, saw beyond the bag of bones on the outside. You take away her pretty and my plain and what you get underneath is about the same: a couple of lost girls looking to be found.
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I think that finding a way into somebody’s life that’s sort of off from a side angle can tell you more about that person than a greatest hits approach.
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Above all they have always shown great respect for the fans who made these movies such a success. Now it’s time that some of that respect be returned to them.
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You know he comes out of stand-up. He comes – it’s all about capturing the moment – in the moment, you know.
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We knew that there was a certain kind of interest in Whale among a genre crowd.
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But you really – I always think that a director has got to adapt to whatever the needs of the actor are. You know, so if you take someone like Eddie Murphy, who is not a big fan of rehearsal.
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There’s no question that Whale’s movies are classics. They were wonderful, and successful.
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But the imposition of morality onto science, – where it does not belong – has become rampant in recent years.
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My idea of a beach holiday is going to New York for two weeks, just going and hanging out.
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In Hollywood through the 50s, there were black, English, and Middle European housekeepers and maids.
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No piece of writing is ever finished. It’s just due.
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That day I think we really saw each other for the first time. I mean, saw beyond the bag of bones on the outside. You take away her pretty and my plain and what you get underneath is about the same: a couple of lost girls looking to be found.
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From its inception by Michael Bennett, ‘Dreamgirls’ has always been an epic story with an ensemble cast. I didn’t change that. The screen version remains, really, a group story.
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The thing I’ve noticed about life is that it just keeps coming at you. And it can be a real bummer. What you need to remember is that you’re not alone.
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I think it would be fun to write about movies again.
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I had a couple of movies that I was passionately involved with that I could never get made. ‘Richard Pryor,’ I wrote for – gosh – over a year. That was close to getting made for two-and-a-half years after that.
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