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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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I wanted to make connections between Whale’s past and present.
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Connection Past Whales
In Hollywood through the 50s, there were black, English, and Middle European housekeepers and maids.
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Black Hollywood Maid
I think it would be fun to write about movies again.
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Fun Thinking Writing
There’s no question that Whale’s movies are classics. They were wonderful, and successful.
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Successful Whales Wonderful
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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Captured Moment Comes Stand
For me, someone like the Eddie Murphy character doesn’t live anywhere; he lives on a stage and when he’s not on the stage he’s on a bus getting to the next stage.
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Bus Character Home
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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Ensemble Epic Groups Screenshots
There’s nothing quite as good as folding up into a book and shutting the world outside.If I pick the right one I can be beautiful, or fall in love, or live happily ever after. Maybe even all three.
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Beautiful Book Falling Love
Sometimes words just don’t get you there… don’t let you say all the stuff from deep in your heart, stuff that no dictionary has a name for.
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Heart Names Stuff
Kinsey thought that Freud in his own way was as dangerous as the Catholic Church.
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Catholic Church Way
I’m a horrible public speaker.
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Horrible Public Speakers
We knew that there was a certain kind of interest in Whale among a genre crowd.
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Crowds Kind Whales
Problems emerge and some people try to sweep them under the rug.
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People Problem Trying
Kinsey kick started a lot in shocking people with how much homosexual activity there is.
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Homosexuals Kicks People
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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Cake Dark Real
I do think that’s so much a part of what being a director is – in working with actors – to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be.
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Director Thinking Trying

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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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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