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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.

Bill Condon

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.
BILL CONDON

Couple Two Years
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.
BILL CONDON

Made Phenomena Respect Success
I’m a horrible public speaker.
BILL CONDON

Horrible Public Speakers
There were moments on the set when the depth of the cast of ‘Dreamgirls’ was almost overwhelming to me.
BILL CONDON

Depth Moments Overwhelming
There’s no question that Whale’s movies are classics. They were wonderful, and successful.
BILL CONDON

Successful Whales Wonderful
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.
BILL CONDON

Director Thinking Trying
Kinsey kick started a lot in shocking people with how much homosexual activity there is.
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Homosexuals Kicks People
It is interesting to be here and to see that for certain actors they have to live in a way that you think of nobody living anymore except for in small towns. They have such elaborate double lives.
BILL CONDON

Actors Interesting Thinking
We’re still pushing it, you know. It is weird. Suddenly you wake up and it’s like, ‘God, five years have gone by.
BILL CONDON

Like Pushing Still Weird
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.
BILL CONDON

Cake Dark Real
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

Gay Movement Thinking Women Years
I wanted to make connections between Whale’s past and present.
BILL CONDON

Connection Past Whales
Kinsey was six foot five, and he had this leader of men quality.
BILL CONDON

Feet Leader Men
My idea of a beach holiday is going to New York for two weeks, just going and hanging out.
BILL CONDON

Beach Country Holiday
We knew that there was a certain kind of interest in Whale among a genre crowd.
BILL CONDON

Crowds Kind Whales
You know he comes out of stand-up. He comes – it’s all about capturing the moment – in the moment, you know.
BILL CONDON

Captured Moment Comes Stand

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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