"The movies I cannot go without and that I watch annually are 'A Clockwork Orange,' 'Scarface' and 'Fantasia.'"
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"People are losing jobs, people need to be entertained, and I want to make movies that parents and children can look forward to seeing, that can become a kind of family ritual."
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"I don't want to sit around by the pool luxuriating with a margarita. That's just not what I want to do."
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"I want to make all kinds of movies. I do want to make big movies that are a lot of fun to go to, but I also want to make movies that are going to stimulate some thought and maybe raise some awareness."
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"How do you say one actor is better than another actor? You can definitely say that in the Olympics if it's the same race and someone wins the race. The only way to really do it and have it be sincere would be if you get all the actors together, and they're all playing the same part, and then you rate which one made you feel the most."
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"How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but the thing is, I couldn't do anything else."
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"'Knowing' is one of those movies where you're going to get the spectacle, and you're going to have the entertainment in the grand science fiction tradition. But also, it will perhaps stimulate some discussion to help you sort out on your own where you might choose to go in terms of your own needs. Now, I say that without preaching."
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"It's no secret that I've always had an interest in mythology. Whether it's Arthurian or ancient Greek or even Marvel universe. I've always connected with it on some level."
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"Celebrity is a word I take great umbrage with. I'm actively anti-celebrity."
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"Children, to me, are of the utmost importance. They're really the future, aren't they?"
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"I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters. They're the reason I got into movies."
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"I have a love/ hate relationship with the city of New Orleans, which is the strongest kind of relationship."
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"I think I've spent more time in front of a camera than off camera. That's just the way it is."
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"I've gotten pretty good at leaving characters on the set. I go home and try to relax and regroup and be ready for the next day."
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"I would love to work with Tim Burton. I think we would be very good together."
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"I've always had an interest in Louisiana, especially New Orleans."
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"I've always had a soft spot for comic books."
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"I've acted professionally since I was 16."
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"I don't want to just do independent movies and I don't want to just do adventure films. I enjoy both, and I think both are cogent."
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"Idris Elba is a grand actor. He's very larger than life; he's bigger than life."
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