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" An actor has to embody a role. "
Embody
Actor
Role
" And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world. "
Shine
Ego
Go
" Because when you have millions of people with this kind of need for gratification, and the culture is saying that it's possible for everyone to satisfy all of their needs and desires all of the time, there are obviously going to be clashes - clashes of ego. "
People
Ego
Culture
" But a writer's contribution is literary and a film is not literary. When you take that stuff off the page, and cast the people who are going to fit into those roles, that's what being a director is. "
Contribution
People
Page
" But the process of making a film is not glamorous. Certainly not my films. "
Making
Films
Film
" But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented. "
Special
You
Recognition
" I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen. "
Story
Move
Looks
" I feel very comfortable shooting music, and I think you can see that. "
See
Music
Think
" If people are worried about the size of their trailers, I kind of say their priorities are off. "
Say
Size
Kind
" I make films about working class people. "
People
Class
Make
" I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out. "
Control
Ego
Camera
" I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent. "
Believe
Great
Talent
" It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines. "
Picture
You
Your
" I try to get the best performance an actor can give. "
Get
Performance
Try
" It's much easier to work with an unknown. "
Work
Unknown
Much
" It's very clearly stated in the film: You make your own choices, and what you're always fighting is ego. "
You
Always
Choices
" It was the era of Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson; they all had a certain look. "
Had
Certain
Rock
" Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance. "
Devil
Incredible
Look
" Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business. "
Music
My Life
Me
" My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer. "
Creative
Impact
Partner
" Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice. "
Beginning
Way
American
" Russell Crowe is very difficult, but it's worth it. He's the real thing. I can tell you this. Russell Crowe was just as difficult before he was an international star as he was afterwards. "
You
Worth
Difficult
" Show business is one of those things that people can use to get themselves out of the lower rung of society. "
Show
Society
Things
" The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself. "
Music
You
Job
" The SAS is the most elite of the special forces in the world. They are not people who go out and advertise; they keep it inside. They don't want anybody to know about them. "
Know
People
Special
" The whole concept of the devil is a metaphor on one level. "
Devil
Concept
Metaphor
" This devil loves mankind because men are going to always make the choice that will send him into ascendancy. He's been winning the game for a long time. "
Men
Time
Winning
" We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities. "
Get
Responsibilities
Very
" Well I don't think I've scored my life exclusively to Ray Charles. "
Think
Ray
My Life
" When I finish a film, I put it away and I never look at it again. "
Again
Film
Finish
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