My idea of a beach holiday is going to New York for two weeks, just going and hanging out.

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

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

Kinsey would identify himself with Galileo in moments of feelings of persecution.

No piece of writing is ever finished. It’s just due.

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.