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

Kinsey was six foot five, and he had this leader of men quality.

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

Kinsey himself collected absolutely everything.

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 wanted to make connections between Whale's past and present.