It was not possible to film in California, because all the areas are heavily built up now. Coming to Cape Town is an invitation to step into the past and recreate Los Angeles of the 1930s.

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I think that those are the things that you can uniquely do with film that...

I think that those are the things that you can uniquely do with film that...

And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me...

And I think one way or another it's evident to those who work with me...

You're torn between wanting to fill in all the spaces and knowing that's really going...

You're torn between wanting to fill in all the spaces and knowing that's really going...

Now they're attracted to one another, but repelled by their ethnic origins, so that there...

Now they're attracted to one another, but repelled by their ethnic origins, so that there...

It made me alive to the fact that the most important thing sometimes is what...

It made me alive to the fact that the most important thing sometimes is what...

I'm excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests....

I'm excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests....

One of the reasons for going back into the past is that it's almost the...

One of the reasons for going back into the past is that it's almost the...

If you have a good ear for dialogue, you just can't help thinking about the...

If you have a good ear for dialogue, you just can't help thinking about the...

You're dumber than you think I think you are.

You're dumber than you think I think you are.

But time has caught up with it and I think vindicated it. Shampoo, too: very...

But time has caught up with it and I think vindicated it. Shampoo, too: very...

People who can't think of anything else but whether the person you love is indented...

People who can't think of anything else but whether the person you love is indented...

Finally, Colin Farrell showed up on my doorstep, only he wasn't Colin Farrell - he...

Finally, Colin Farrell showed up on my doorstep, only he wasn't Colin Farrell - he...

But, uh, censorship at that time said that you just absolutely couldn't do anything involving...

But, uh, censorship at that time said that you just absolutely couldn't do anything involving...

Of course I'm respectable. I'm old. Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if...

Of course I'm respectable. I'm old. Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if...