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We just keep trying to beat every show with the funny stick until it's funny
I think British audiences are accustomed to the 'boo' factor and pantomimes.
Often, films about people with disabilities are from the outside looking in.
My father was a religious leader in the community, and my sister is a pastor.
To be able to rely completely on the actors was a very simple process for me.
My mother worked as a maid, cleaning the fraternity dorm of the local college.
Everyone has relationships. Breakups are hard. Everyone graduates from school.
There's no attempt to manipulate the audience. We made our choice at the start.
If you want a lot of visual humor, the way to do it is have visual people do it.
I escaped my destiny. The odds were that I would end up in prison, but I didn't.
My wife assures me she didn't sleep with Tiger Woods, but how can I believe her?
To me, style is all about expressing your individuality freely and courageously.
A lot of dramas get a bad name commercially because they are unremittingly bleak.
I think 'The West Wing' hit at a moment in time that was just right for that show.
And what is a stage dad, or a stage mom? It's someone who's protective. That's all.
The relationship between a director and an editor in documentaries is so important.
The American evangelical movement in Africa does valuable work in helping the poor.
I appear to be drawn to iconic characters and what they reflect back to our cultures.
I find that after a screening, people really want to come and tell you what they feel.
I wanted to make a film that was sophisticated and emotional, but for a wider audience.
That is what I was more drawn to - creating stories while changing and altering reality.
When I was thinking of casting this, I thought, What roles would Sellers be playing now?
My two great loves when I'm shooting are working with great actors and composing images.
Do you remember a scene with Ryan and Ali playing in the snow? Well, that was improvised.
I want to look at the community I came from and what role incarceration has played there.
The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.
I decided to be a filmmaker when I was 12. I had utter clarity that this would be my life.
'American Idol' became a juggernaut of epic proportions, but to me it was always like home.
Naming a baby is an act of poetry, for many people the only creative moment of their lives.
Good acting should be invisible. You shouldn't be aware of the acting. It should feel real.
As a director, I only know how to do it one way, is to pour my heart and soul into everything.
I thought we were making a nice little movie. That's how it was regarded by everyone else, too.
There are those who leave without our needing to detain them; we have said all there is to say.
Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys.
I mean, we've all had those dreams where, you know, we try to cry out and our voice won't come.
All too often, white documentary filmmakers are the ones telling the stories of people of color.
American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.
I would say L.A. is more polite than London - it's a very careful place. People talk a lot in code.
Even after I won the Oscar, my phone did not ring. No one called me to fund films or offer projects.
It's rare that scenes last more than 2 or 3 minutes, so sound helps segue from one scene to another.
The more uncompromisingly specific you are the more you end up touching the bigger universal truths.
Someone told me once that I'm worse than a dog, I'm the scum of the earth, so for me it was draining.
You can't be minimalist as a director until you have acquired the experience and confidence to say no.
I'm not an activist at all. I'm a filmmaker, and I wanted the people involved to tell their own story.
Thank you to my wonderful actors, the triangle of man-love which is Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and me.
I envy the happiness of others... I envy the sense of belonging... I seem always to be remaking myself.
I began to think that if you're a stutterer, it's about inhabiting silence, emptiness, and nothingness.
The war against homosexuality in Uganda is fueled by the funds of American Christian missionary churches.
I'm engaged: I'm interested in other people. I think that's just as important as knowing how to do the job.
Anyway, he and I worked on the script together, and I must say he was a joy to work with. Very enthusiastic.