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I like to shoot a lot of choices. I like a lot of stuff – and so I push to go faster, to shrink the time between the takes so that the takes are what you’re spending all your time on.

Jay Roach

To his credit John Wayne was open about it, he even portrayed a member of the House UnAmerican Activities Committee in a film called ‘Big Jim McClain.’
JAY ROACH

Credit Film. Committee House
When Dalton Trumbo and his friends joined the Communist Party it was 1943, and Russia was our ally in World War II. This was connected to a very popular movement of artists and intellectuals at that time towards anti fascism, and an alliance with the union movement.
JAY ROACH

Artist Connected Intellectual Party War
[Lyndon Baines ] Johnson is a big and larger-than-life guy, we just tried to give him the dynamic range that he actually had.
JAY ROACH

Giving Guy Larger Life
Dalton Trumbo was constantly criticizing the membership [in the Communist Party], and was opposite to being a loyalist.
JAY ROACH

Loyal Opposites Party
Once you’re a public figure, there’s a certain amount of privacy you do give up.
JAY ROACH

Figures Giving Privacy Up
I really enjoy the consolation when I’m having to cut loose stuff I love, of saying ‘Well, at least it will make it onto DVD.’ There’s a couple of scenes which I liked very much, but couldn’t fit them into the film that are on there.
JAY ROACH

Consolation Cutting Dvds Loose The Couple
I’m pretty opinionated sometimes although my political views change all the time, too. So I’m not very zealous.
JAY ROACH

Political Views Zealous
I always had a respect and an admiration for people who got into politics. I certainly have always been interested in law and political science.
JAY ROACH

Law People Political
Hedda’s Hopper attitude was ‘once a Commie, always a Commie.’
JAY ROACH

Always Attitude Happen Once People
I’m developing some other things in other genres, including one dramatic piece. So, anything’s possible.
JAY ROACH

Dramatic Genre Pieces
I like to shoot a lot of choices. I like a lot of stuff – and so I push to go faster, to shrink the time between the takes so that the takes are what you’re spending all your time on.
JAY ROACH

Choices Spending Stuff
I don’t stay in the genre because I just like all stories that have a smart hook in them and I can find a comic way through if it’s a comedy or a suspenseful way through it if it’s a drama.
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Drama Hook Smart
[Dalton] Trumbo himself was a terrible Communist.
JAY ROACH

Communist Himself Terrible
John Wayne was never shy about that fervor, but because he was never overly zealous about his politics, and of course his status as a movie, he was embraced by both the right and the left.
JAY ROACH

Course Shy Wayne Zealous
The commentary track became a lot like the movie and there are some funny, long, awkward pauses that you can tell we’re just trying to find stuff to say. None of us had gotten to really talk about the movie until that moment and they were in New York and we were in L.A.
JAY ROACH

Country Long People Track
[ Dalton Trumbo] always said he fought so many fights, all seemingly different, but all about the concepts of fairness and justice.
JAY ROACH

Different Fighting Justice

I like to shoot a lot of choices. I like a lot of stuff – and so I push to go faster, to shrink the time between the takes so that the takes are what you’re spending all your time on.

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I like to shoot a lot of choices. I like a lot of stuff – and so I push to go faster, to shrink the time between the takes so that the takes are what you’re spending all your time on.

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