I really think the biopic thing so rarely works, because people's lives don't have a dramatic shape that can be satisfying.

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Kinsey thought that Freud in his own way was as dangerous as the Catholic Church.

Kinsey thought that Freud in his own way was as dangerous as the Catholic Church.

Kinsey kick started a lot in shocking people with how much homosexual activity there is.

Kinsey kick started a lot in shocking people with how much homosexual activity there is.

I'm a horrible public speaker.

I'm a horrible public speaker.

Kinsey was six foot five, and he had this leader of men quality.

Kinsey was six foot five, and he had this leader of men quality.

Kinsey was trying to study sex scientifically, get rid of the overlay of culture and...

Kinsey was trying to study sex scientifically, get rid of the overlay of culture and...

We made connections between the monsters created by war and the monsters he created, the...

We made connections between the monsters created by war and the monsters he created, the...

Kinsey would identify himself with Galileo in moments of feelings of persecution.

Kinsey would identify himself with Galileo in moments of feelings of persecution.

One of the people that became a major source was Clarence Tripp who worked with...

One of the people that became a major source was Clarence Tripp who worked with...

There's no question that Whale's movies are classics. They were wonderful, and successful.

There's no question that Whale's movies are classics. They were wonderful, and successful.

I think that finding a way into somebody's life that's sort of off from a...

I think that finding a way into somebody's life that's sort of off from a...

It's an odd thing to go to New York to shoot a movie that is...

It's an odd thing to go to New York to shoot a movie that is...

I know a little more about Kinsey than I know about sex because that is...

I know a little more about Kinsey than I know about sex because that is...

It is interesting to be here and to see that for certain actors they have...

It is interesting to be here and to see that for certain actors they have...

Kinsey himself collected absolutely everything.

Kinsey himself collected absolutely everything.

We knew that there was a certain kind of interest in Whale among a genre...

We knew that there was a certain kind of interest in Whale among a genre...

While that wasn't first and foremost in my mind, you can't get into this without...

While that wasn't first and foremost in my mind, you can't get into this without...

In Hollywood through the 50s, there were black, English, and Middle European housekeepers and maids.

In Hollywood through the 50s, there were black, English, and Middle European housekeepers and maids.

Because his basic idea that he got from the study of gall wasps is that...

Because his basic idea that he got from the study of gall wasps is that...

I wanted to make connections between Whale's past and present.

I wanted to make connections between Whale's past and present.

But the imposition of morality onto science, - where it does not belong - has...

But the imposition of morality onto science, - where it does not belong - has...