A scientist is an unlikely character to put at the center of a movie.

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.

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.

The fact is, these are actors playing parts, and maybe it's not such a bad thing that people be reminded of that. Both of these actors gave heart and soul to the Twilight movies, not only during shooting, but also by navigating so graciously the whole life-in-a-fishbowl aspect of the phenomenon. Above all they have always shown great respect for the fans who made these movies such a success. Now it's time that some of that respect be returned to them.

Our relationships, relationships between adults, how all those pieces fit together - that's the most complicated thing we all face.

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

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