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

There were moments on the set when the depth of the cast of 'Dreamgirls' was almost overwhelming to me.

Because his basic idea that he got from the study of gall wasps is that everyone's sexuality is unique.

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

For me, someone like the Eddie Murphy character doesn't live anywhere; he lives on a stage and when he's not on the stage he's on a bus getting to the next stage. You don't really want to see him at home, or all those things you can do in the movie.

I really think the biopic thing so rarely works, because peoples lives dont have a dramatic shape that can be satisfying.

I do think that's so much a part of what being a director is - in working with actors - to really try and be sensitive to what each actor needs to get to where he wants to be.