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

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

But the imposition of morality onto science, - where it does not belong - has become rampant in recent years.

Kinsey kick started a lot in shocking people with how much homosexual activity there is.

But you really - I always think that a director has got to adapt to whatever the needs of the actor are. You know, so if you take someone like Eddie Murphy, who is not a big fan of rehearsal. You know he comes out of stand-up. He comes - it's all about capturing the moment - in the moment, you know.

I had a couple of movies that I was passionately involved with that I could never get made. 'Richard Pryor,' I wrote for - gosh - over a year. That was close to getting made for two-and-a-half years after that. We're still pushing it, you know. It is weird. Suddenly you wake up and it's like, 'God, five years have gone by.

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