Kinsey was trying to study sex scientifically, get rid of the overlay of culture and religion.

I wanted to make connections between Whale's past and present.

First of all, just knowing people who grew up in the movie business at that time, no one had Mexican maids.

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.

In Hollywood through the 50s, there were black, English, and Middle European housekeepers and maids.

From its inception by Michael Bennett, 'Dreamgirls' has always been an epic story with an ensemble cast. I didn't change that. The screen version remains, really, a group story.

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