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Bill Condon Biography

William Condon (born October 22, 1955) is an American screenwriter and director. He wrote and directed the films Gods and Monsters (1998), Kinsey (2004), and Dreamgirls (2006), wrote the screenplay for Chicago (2002), and directed the final two installments of the Twilight series (2011, 2012), and Beauty and the Beast (2017). Condon won an Academy Award as screenwriter for Gods and Monsters; he was also nominated for his screenplay for Chicago. His work in television includes directing pilot episodes for several series.

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But the imposition of morality onto science, - where it does not belong - has become rampant in recent years.

Doe, Morality, Onto, Years

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.

Finding The One, Life, Side, Tell, Thinking, Way

There were moments on the set when the depth of the cast of 'Dreamgirls' was almost overwhelming to me.

Depth, Moments, Overwhelming

I don't think 'Twilight' should be approached like 'Batman. ' Because it is an invented kind of world, especially this one, I think it's got to be done with a sense of enjoyment to it I guess more than anything. So I never thought of anything as making fun of it, but kind of reveling in the melodrama of it. It's a melodrama.

Batman, Fun, Guess, Think, Thinking, Twilight

I think it would be fun to write about movies again.

Fun, Movies, Think, Thinking, Writing

That day I think we really saw each other for the first time. I mean, saw beyond the bag of bones on the outside. You take away her pretty and my plain and what you get underneath is about the same: a couple of lost girls looking to be found.

Couple, Day, Girl, Mean, Plain, Underneath

Kinsey kick started a lot in shocking people with how much homosexual activity there is.

Homosexual, Kick, Kicks, People

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

Adults, Face, Pieces, Relationships, Together

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

Black, European, Hollywood, Housekeepers, Maids

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

Connections, Make, Past, Present, Whales

Because his basic idea that he got from the study of gall wasps is that everyone's sexuality is unique.

Idea, Ideas, Study, Unique, Wasps

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

Due, Dues, Finished, Piece, Pieces, Writing

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.

Cake, Coming, Dark, Noticed, Real

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.

Gave, Heart, Parts, People, Twilight

I had a couple of movies that I was passionately involved with that I could never get made. 'Richard Pryor,' I wrote for - gosh - over a year. That was close to getting made for two-and-a-half years after that. We're still pushing it, you know. It is weird. Suddenly you wake up and it's like, 'God, five years have gone by.

Couple, Gosh, Two, Wrote, Years

Problems emerge and some people try to sweep them under the rug.

Emerge, People, Problem, Problems, Trying, Under

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.

Bus, Character, Home, Like, Movie, See

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

Dramatic, Shape, Shapes, Think, Thinking

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.

Capturing, Directors, Eddie, Fans, Think, Thinking

It is interesting to be here and to see that for certain actors they have to live in a way that you think of nobody living anymore except for in small towns. They have such elaborate double lives.

Actors, Certain, Interesting, Living, Think, Thinking

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