It's in the nature of television to restrain the spontaneity of a live event. Things become more and more prepackaged.

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

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

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

I don't think 'Twilight' should be approached like 'Batman.' Because it is an invented kind of world, especially this one, I think it's got to be done with a sense of enjoyment to it I guess more than anything. So I never thought of anything as making fun of it, but kind of reveling in the melodrama of it. It's a melodrama.

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

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.