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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.

Bill Condon

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
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
There’s no question that Whale’s movies are classics. They were wonderful, and successful.
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Successful Whales Wonderful
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
In Hollywood through the 50s, there were black, English, and Middle European housekeepers and maids.
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Black Hollywood Maid
Kinsey would identify himself with Galileo in moments of feelings of persecution.
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Feelings Moments Persecution
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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Made Phenomena Respect Success
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
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
A scientist is an unlikely character to put at the center of a movie.
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Character Scientist Unlikely
Kinsey was six foot five, and he had this leader of men quality.
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Feet Leader Men
Kinsey himself collected absolutely everything.
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Absolutely Everything Kinsey
I’m a horrible public speaker.
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Horrible Public Speakers
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
Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together – that’s the most complicated thing we all face.
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Adults Pieces Together
Kinsey thought that Freud in his own way was as dangerous as the Catholic Church.
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Catholic Church Way

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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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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