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Maurice Sendak talks with Terry Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air about getting older:

I have nothing now but praise for my life. I’m not unhappy. I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can’t stop them. They leave me and I love them more.

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  • 3 months ago
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J.C. Chandor discusses making Margin Call.

I like sort of unfinished sentences. You know that the actor sort of has a moment, and often times that sort of moment is actually what’s almost more important than the words to a certain extent.

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  • 4 months ago
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Jason Reitman talks about sports, filmmaking, and his new film Young Adult.

“I remember on Thank You for Smoking trying to do shots. And now I consider that a little childish, like now I wouldn’t do shots now. Now, it’s more, ‘How do I create an overall feel without signaling how I’m doing it?’”

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  • 6 months ago
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Andrew Stanton talks for 37 minutes about the Pixar process and Wall-E.

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  • 6 months ago
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Jeff Nichols, Michael Shannon, and Jessica Chastain discuss Take Shelter.

Awesome movie if you haven’t seen it. Sticks with you.

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  • 6 months ago
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Steve McQueen shares his thoughts on the lack of black actors in films today.

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  • 6 months ago
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Darrell Hammond from 'SNL' talks about drug use, cutting, life

Talking about cutting:

“It creates a smaller, more manageable crisis than the one that has you gripping the carpet.”  

— Darrell Hammond

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  • 6 months ago
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Aaron Sorkin discusses The Social Network, his writing process, and how became “Aaron Sorkin.”

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  • 7 months ago
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