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When it comes to two of the big social earthquakes in the last fifty years – which are the gay movement and the women’s movement – I think there is a direct line from Kinsey to those.

Bill Condon

Kinsey was six foot five, and he had this leader of men quality.
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Feet Leader Men
It’s an odd thing to go to New York to shoot a movie that is set in Indiana.
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Country Indiana Odd Things
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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Couple Two Years
Kinsey would identify himself with Galileo in moments of feelings of persecution.
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Feelings Moments Persecution
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
No piece of writing is ever finished. It’s just due.
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Dues Pieces Writing
It’s in the nature of television to restrain the spontaneity of a live event. Things become more and more prepackaged.
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Events Spontaneity Television
We knew that there was a certain kind of interest in Whale among a genre crowd.
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Crowds Kind Whales
Kinsey kick started a lot in shocking people with how much homosexual activity there is.
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Homosexuals Kicks People
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
Problems emerge and some people try to sweep them under the rug.
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People Problem Trying
First of all, just knowing people who grew up in the movie business at that time, no one had Mexican maids.
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Country Knowing People
I wanted to make connections between Whale’s past and present.
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Connection Past Whales
My idea of a beach holiday is going to New York for two weeks, just going and hanging out.
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Beach Country Holiday
You’ve got friends and family. That’s how we get by. We talk and share and eat cake and giggle in the dark, even when we’re scared – no, especially when we’re scared.
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Family Friend Scared Shared
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

When it comes to two of the big social earthquakes in the last fifty years – which are the gay movement and the women’s movement – I think there is a direct line from Kinsey to those.

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When it comes to two of the big social earthquakes in the last fifty years – which are the gay movement and the women’s movement – I think there is a direct line from Kinsey to those.

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