I was struck by the large number of men who came up afterwards to grill me on what I knew about Islam. But they were very respectful and serious. |
It wasn't my intention to make any grandiose political statements here, |
Many musicals are about putting on a show and, when that happens, you know the filmmakers are really talking about their own process of bringing ideas to the screen. The story is a vehicle for looking at other things, |
People just aren't ready in the morning. |
The store had run its course and you've got a world where new goods are incredibly cheap now. The lease was up the middle of August and I looked around and said we've had a great run. We're done. It's sad but yet it's a completion of a very fun era. |
The word `political' is never used in the film, `Bush' is never mentioned, `9/11' is never mentioned, `Middle East' is never mentioned, `bombs' are never mentioned, |
This scene is really the heart of the whole story. |
We've always wanted Josh, but he had something else going on that weekend. |
We've had people from Texas, northern Wisconsin, Toledo, Cleveland. We've had lots of people from Ann Arbor and Detroit. |
When goods are down, and you're selling used, you have to price a lot cheaper, |