I think that finding a way into somebody's life that's sort of off from a side angle can tell you more about that person than a greatest hits approach.

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I'm a horrible public speaker.

I'm a horrible public speaker.

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...

Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together - that's the most...

Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together - that's the most...

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 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...

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.

I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is -...

I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is -...

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.

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...

First of all, just knowing people who grew up in the movie business at that...

First of all, just knowing people who grew up in the movie business at that...

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.

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...

I really think the biopic thing so rarely works, because people's lives don't have a...

I really think the biopic thing so rarely works, because people's lives don't have a...

Problems emerge and some people try to sweep them under the rug.

Problems emerge and some people try to sweep them under the rug.

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...

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...

And Kinsey thought that anybody who defined themselves based on their sexual acts was limiting...

And Kinsey thought that anybody who defined themselves based on their sexual acts was limiting...

I think it would be fun to write about movies again.

I think it would be fun to write about movies again.

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.

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...