“To me, you couldn't write a character like J. Edgar Hoover and have it be believable. I mean, he was a crock pot of eccentricities. We couldn't even fit all his eccentricities into [ the same named] movie.” WritingMeanCharacterFitPotBelievableEccentricityHooverJ Edgar Hoover Author:Dustin Lance Black
“I don't have to sympathize or empathize with a human being in order to be able to portray them. I mean, some of the greatest roles that actors have been able to play haven't been the most endearing on screen.” HumansMeanHas BeensPlayAbleOrderActorsHuman BeingsRolesHavensScreensEndearing Author:Dustin Lance Black
“I'm always interested in getting to know people, and that means vilified people as much as those celebrated. You find out that heroes aren't always so heroic, and villains have some bit of humanity in them.” PeopleKnowsMeanHumanityBitsHeroHeroicVillain Author:Dustin Lance Black
“People from pre-sexual revolution and even from the 60s and the birth of the gay movement still define gay as two men or two women having sex. Our generation defines it from a more emotional standpoint. To be gay means you are drawn to the same sex. But it's a part of who you are, an identity, not an act.” PeopleMenMeanStillsTwoMotivationalSexGenerationsMovementIdentityEmotionalRevolutionBirthGayWho You AreStandpointOur GenerationHaving SexSexual Revolution Author:Dustin Lance Black
