I hope we’re all kind of influencing each other now to keep the quality up on those things. They seem to be getting better and better and better as there’s not only sort of a film geek audience, there’s also a general interest in the overall film consuming population.
This is a movie version of the play [All the Way]and when Bryan [Cranston] was on stage the bigness of the man was played to the back of the house. When we turned the cameras on that, it changed a bit with close-ups, but we got just as much power in that beautiful intimacy.
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.
The success of the second ‘Austin Powers’ caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a second one, unless the audience wanted it and we could do something better.
One of the series of decisions that the great screenwriter John McNamara made was about who to depict. [Ronald] Reagan had a role in HUAC, he was a friendly witness, but never went over-the-top about it.
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.
I love Dr. Evil [from Austin Powers] as a walking, talking, narcissistic manifestation of everything screwed up about human existence – his desire to take over the world, and have the world reflect his own power lust.
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 Quote - This is a movie version of the play [All the Way]and when Bryan [Cranston] was on stage the bigness of the man was played to the back of the house. When we turned the cameras on that, it changed a bit with close-ups, but we got just as much power in that beautiful intimacy.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/this-is-a-movie-version-of-the-play-all-the-wayand-683x1024.jpg)
![Jay Roach Quote - One of the series of decisions that the great screenwriter John McNamara made was about who to depict. [Ronald] Reagan had a role in HUAC, he was a friendly witness, but never went over-the-top about it.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/one-of-the-series-of-decisions-that-the-great-scre-683x1024.jpg)
![Jay Roach Quote - In his life, [Dalton] Trumbo uses wit and comedy to fight these very high-stakes battles.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/in-his-life-dalton-trumbo-uses-wit-and-comedy-to-f-683x1024.jpg)
![Jay Roach Quote - That’s why we had Louis C.K. portray the harder line Communist, to accuse [Dalton] Trumbo of being a hypocrite.](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/thats-why-we-had-louis-c-k-portray-the-harder-line-683x1024.jpg)
![Jay Roach Quote - I love Dr. Evil [from Austin Powers] as a walking, talking, narcissistic manifestation of everything screwed up about human existence – his desire to take over the world, and have the world reflect his own power lust.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/i-love-dr-evil-from-austin-powers-as-a-walking-tal.jpg)
![Jay Roach Quote - [Dalton] Trumbo himself was a terrible Communist.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/dalton-trumbo-himself-was-a-terrible-communist.jpg)