It was such a delicate and beautifully told story and I have to say, too, secretly for 17 years I've been reading scripts constantly imagining that I could work with Ian McKellen and suddenly there is this script. Bill Condon More Quotes by Bill Condon More Quotes From Bill Condon 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. Bill Condon twilightheartpeople There's nothing quite as good as folding up into a book and shutting the world outside.If I pick the right one I can be beautiful, or fall in love, or live happily ever after. Maybe even all three. Bill Condon falling-in-lovebeautifulbook The thing I've noticed about life is that it just keeps coming at you. And it can be a real bummer. What you need to remember is that you're not alone. You've got friends and family. That's how we get by. We talk and share and eat cake and giggle in the dark, even when we're scared - no, especially when we're scared. Bill Condon cakerealdark 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. Bill Condon bushomecharacter No piece of writing is ever finished. It’s just due. Bill Condon duespieceswriting Kinsey was six foot five, and he had this leader of men quality. Bill Condon leaderfeetmen Because his basic idea that he got from the study of gall wasps is that everyone's sexuality is unique. Bill Condon studyuniqueideas When it comes to two of the big social earthquakes in the last fifty years - which are the gay movement and the women's movement - I think there is a direct line from Kinsey to those. Bill Condon gayyearsthinking Kinsey was trying to study sex scientifically, get rid of the overlay of culture and religion. Bill Condon tryingculturesex Kinsey thought that Freud in his own way was as dangerous as the Catholic Church. Bill Condon catholicchurchway In Hollywood through the 50s, there were black, English, and Middle European housekeepers and maids. Bill Condon maidshollywoodblack Kinsey would identify himself with Galileo in moments of feelings of persecution. Bill Condon persecutionmomentsfeelings 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. Bill Condon finding-the-onewaythinking I think it would be fun to write about movies again. Bill Condon writingfunthinking Sometimes words just don't get you there... don't let you say all the stuff from deep in your heart, stuff that no dictionary has a name for. Bill Condon namesstuffheart A scientist is an unlikely character to put at the center of a movie. Bill Condon unlikelyscientistcharacter But the imposition of morality onto science, - where it does not belong - has become rampant in recent years. Bill Condon moralitydoeyears 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. Bill Condon tryingdirectorsthinking First of all, just knowing people who grew up in the movie business at that time, no one had Mexican maids. Bill Condon mexicanknowingpeople I really think the biopic thing so rarely works, because peoples lives dont have a dramatic shape that can be satisfying. Bill Condon dramaticshapesthinking
