“It's hard to imagine in this day and age the accent in Dalton Trumbo speaking voice, the Mid Atlantic mixture of an English and American dialect, so flowery and oratorical that it almost sounds theatrical. It would be uncool today, no one would ever speak that way.” WayHardWould BeAgeTodaySpeakSoundVoiceImagineThis DayAccentsMixturesTheatricalDialectUncool Author:Jay Roach
“For Bryan [Cranston ] to go back in time and become this larger-than-life and somewhat theatrical guy, who performed his ideas and rhetoric in public in a melodic and flashy way, was a bit of a risk.” WayIdeasGuyBitsRiskRhetoricTheatricalBack In TimeBryanLarger Than LifeFlashyGo Back In Time Author:Jay Roach
“Bryan [Cranston] created something completely unique, that was earned by its authenticity. That's what gave us the license to push it a bit.” BitsUniqueAuthenticityLicenseBryan Author:Jay Roach
“I was always interested in the larger picture, I was pre-law in college, and had a degree in economics. I was very interested in the big question 'how then shall we live?,' how do we organize as a civilization when we are so different, and often don't get along, yet we know at some point we have to unite for the common good? I actually really care about those issues, and I'm driven to understand how it works.” KnowsDifferentBigsCareLawCommonIssuesCollegeCivilizationDegreesEconomicsDrivenOrganizeCommon GoodBig Questions Author:Jay Roach
“[ Dalton Trumbo] always said he fought so many fights, all seemingly different, but all about the concepts of fairness and justice.” SaidDifferentFightingJusticeConceptsFairness Author:Jay Roach
“When something so unjust as the black list happened, [Dalton Trumbo] would come to life in a certain way.” WayCertainBlackHappenedListsUnjust Author:Jay Roach
“[Dalton] Trumbo wrote this incredible pamphlet, almost on the level of Tom Paine's 'Common Sense,' called 'The Time of the Toad.' It's an exquisitely written treatise regarding the black list era.” BlackLevelsCommonWrittenIncrediblesListsCommon SenseErasTomsToadsPaineTom Paine Author:Jay Roach
“In his life, [Dalton] Trumbo uses wit and comedy to fight these very high-stakes battles.” UseFightingComedyBattleWitStakes Author:Jay Roach
“They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything.” PeopleKnowsHugValentine's DayHug YouKisses And HugsLove My Kids Author:Bil Keane