There's no question that Whale's movies are classics. They were wonderful, and successful.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Kinsey thought that Freud in his own way was as dangerous as the Catholic Church.