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Neil LaBute

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Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It’s about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?
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Relationships in general make people a bit nervous. It’s about trust. Do I trust you enough to go there?
Everyone has a little bit of Howard and Chad in them. I think there’s Christine in all men as well.
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Everyone has a little bit of Howard and Chad in them. I think there’s Christine in all men as well.
You start as an audience member and create a world you’re interested in, and then you move into the telling of those stories, bringing what has interested you as an audience member.
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You start as an audience member and create a world you’re interested in, and then you move into the telling of those stories, bringing what has interested you as an audience member.
Movies are – all I’ve found is that they’re just tougher and tougher to make.
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Movies are – all I’ve found is that they’re just tougher and tougher to make.
But even with a character like Cary who is relatively outlandish, at the end of the movie he’s in a place where I wouldn’t have expected him to be – taking on the responsibility of a woman who is pregnant and who used to be his best friend’s wife.
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But even with a character like Cary who is relatively outlandish, at the end of the movie he’s in a place where I wouldn’t have expected him to be – taking on the responsibility of a woman who is pregnant and who used to be his best friend’s wife.
I think the more the actor lets you know what he thinks of the character, the less the audience cares – like a comedian who laughs at his own jokes.
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I think the more the actor lets you know what he thinks of the character, the less the audience cares – like a comedian who laughs at his own jokes.
First I would probably place men at the bottom of the food chain. On a grander scale, I would say they’re reacting to change. Feminism has got to be part of that.
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First I would probably place men at the bottom of the food chain. On a grander scale, I would say they’re reacting to change. Feminism has got to be part of that.
If we put the camera on ourselves, our friends and neighbors, we’ll come up with some scary stuff.
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If we put the camera on ourselves, our friends and neighbors, we’ll come up with some scary stuff.
And with Aaron, I’d have to find a reason not to work with him.
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And with Aaron, I’d have to find a reason not to work with him.
And I’ve got some screenplays and plays ready to dip into when I need to.
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And I’ve got some screenplays and plays ready to dip into when I need to.
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