I'd only seen him as the hero or the foppish best friend - so I felt predisposed to like him. On the other hand, Granger's character is not particularly attractive at all - 1950s film heroes were supposed to be strong and confident, yet here is this rather tediously weak man, who allows himself to be pushed around by women. |
I'm really thrilled to be doing this. This is something Bobby and I have been passionate about doing for a while. |
It will be fascinating to explore, |
It's been a little crazy. |
It's going to be good. |
My mind was just mush. I was shocked. |
My questions were all about things that bothered me personally. I wanted to explore how good people can do bad things. |
Nobody leaves this movie unscathed, |
None of us expected it. You hope, but we had a tiny picture...this was a year when Hollywood rewarded rule breakers. |
None of us expected this. We had a tiny picture, and we opened at the wrong time. |
Of course I feel guilty about manipulating the audience, playing on their preconceptions in that way, ... But that's my job. |
These films aren't liberal films. Since when is freedom of speech and the independence of the fourth estate a liberal issue? All these films are truly American. They're not taking one stand or another. They're asking questions, not painting billboards. |
They managed the campaign very well, getting the DVDs into the hands of the viewers, believing that the picture would sell itself. I thought that we had absolutely no shot at the Oscar, though I hoped that some of the actors would be remembered. |
They're actually in my office now, after sitting on my kitchen sink for a week and a half after the awards. |
They're talking to three to four girls right now. Every week I read there's a new Bond girl, and I call them and they say, No, you idiot. |