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• When Ben Carson said that he would remove all federal funding for universities that had 'extreme political bias.' Who would decide what political bias was, and what is 'extreme'? That kind of policing of ideas has a striking resemblance to the black list, and that's what happened during that era.

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  Ideas, Political, Ben Carson

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• I do understand the free market, having my economics degree, and if someone on the right had some good ideas, I'm not so dogmatic that I wouldn't listen to them.

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  Ideas, Degrees, Economics

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• This is a movie version of the play [All the Way]and when Bryan [Cranston] was on stage the bigness of the man was played to the back of the house. When we turned the cameras on that, it changed a bit with close-ups, but we got just as much power in that beautiful intimacy.

  Jay Roach

  Beautiful, Men, Play

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• I am partisan to some extent on the Democratic side, but I consider myself more of an independent.

  Jay Roach

  Independent, Sides, Democratic

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• [Lyndon Baines Johnson ] technique in negotiation would be that he'd lean into you and take away your personal space, it didn't matter your party affiliation when he was trying to convince you of something.

  Jay Roach

  Party, Space, Trying

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• [Lyndon Baines ] Johnson is a big and larger-than-life guy, we just tried to give him the dynamic range that he actually had.

  Jay Roach

  Giving, Guy, Larger Than Life

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• Mini-Me was the pint sized clone that was the perpetuation of Dr. Evil's own legacy [in Austin Powers]. That concept earned the sequel.

  Jay Roach

  Evil, Legacy, Austin

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• When we had ideas that earned there way in [Austin Powers], it began to get okay. The hook for me was 'Mini-Me.' We only auditioned one guy - Verne Troyer - and at the time I said, 'we have to get this guy, get him life insurance, whatever he needs' because there was no other way or actor to do it. It was amazing to me just to talk to him...he was Mini-Me.

  Jay Roach

  Ideas, Guy, Austin

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• I love Dr. Evil [from Austin Powers] as a walking, talking, narcissistic manifestation of everything screwed up about human existence - his desire to take over the world, and have the world reflect his own power lust.

  Jay Roach

  Talking, Evil, Lust

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• When we did the first sequel [of the Austin Powers] , it was on coattails of the first one doing so well when it was released on video, so we really didn't know what to do with the second plot.

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  Austin, Plot, Video

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• To this day, people ask me where is Austin Powers 4? I don't have that answer, it so hard to come up with a story that deserves an encore like that.

  Jay Roach

  People, Austin, Stories

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• It's hard to believe that these self-centered people have nuclear weapons that they can fire at any moment. Even modern wars are fought like revenge tales from some petty grievance. It was definitely tapping into the Dr. Strangelove vibe, which is one of my three top favorite films or all time.

  Jay Roach

  Revenge, War, Believe

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• Even modern wars are fought like revenge tales from some petty grievance.

  Jay Roach

  Revenge, War, Modern

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• It was about the compelling need to make countries get along to prevent war, in contrast with the totally petty and selfish bullshit that drives the individuals who are supposedly in charge of these countries. It's hard to believe that these self-centered people have nuclear weapons that they can fire at any moment.

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  Country, Selfish, War

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• I hope I can now use my ability to communicate, without being too precious or serious. It's good to have some levity, even as you're facing some really dark times, to mix it up a bit.

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  Dark, Use, Serious

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• In his life, [Dalton] Trumbo uses wit and comedy to fight these very high-stakes battles.

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  Fighting, Battle, Use

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• [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.

  Jay Roach

  Common Sense, Black, Levels

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• When something so unjust as the black list happened, [Dalton Trumbo] would come to life in a certain way.

  Jay Roach

  Black, Unjust, Way

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• [ Dalton Trumbo] always said he fought so many fights, all seemingly different, but all about the concepts of fairness and justice.

  Jay Roach

  Fighting, Justice, Different

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• Dalton Trumbo was obsessed with justice.

  Jay Roach

  Justice, Obsessed

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• 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.

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  College, Law, Civilization

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• Bryan [Cranston] created something completely unique, that was earned by its authenticity. That's what gave us the license to push it a bit.

  Jay Roach

  Unique, Authenticity, License

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• 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.

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  Ideas, Guy, Risk

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• 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.

  Jay Roach

  Voice, Age, Sound

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• The first thing we noticed was how flamboyant [Dalton] Trumbo was in real life.

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  Real, Real Life, Firsts

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