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Now, a lot of people didn't know him at all - it went through feeder funds, so they wouldn't even have known anything about Bernie Madoff. But everybody finds a justification for their behavior, and obviously, Bernie had a half dozen justifications in his own mind.

~Barry Levinson

Topics: About Anything Behavior Dozen Even Everybody Finds Funds Had Half Him His Justification Know Known Lot Mind Now Obviously Own People Through

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You just start going through that process of trying to put together a cast that works. I don't know that I can explain it in a way that you can go, 'Oh.' It's a little bit like saying, 'How would he be with him? How does that feel?'

~Barry Levinson

Topics: Bit Cast Does Explain Feel Go Going He Him How Just Know Like Little Little Bit Oh Process Put Saying Start Through Together Trying Way Works Would You I Can

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Some stories seem to lend themselves to telling right away. 'All The President's Men' was done, what, four or five years after the event? It certainly seemed to work there, as opposed to something that happened 40 years ago.

~Barry Levinson

Topics: After Away Certainly Done Event Five Four Happened Lend Men Opposed President Right Right Away Seem Seemed Some Something Stories Telling Themselves Work Years Years Ago

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There is always a hesitancy with actors, and inhibitions can get into the work, so you have to figure out how to make it feel so loose that you can do anything, and if it is not right, that is okay because we'll do it again.

~Barry Levinson

Topics: Actor Again Always Anything Because Feel Figure Get How Inhibitions Loose Make Okay Out Right Work You

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The more pressure that an actor puts on himself, the harder it is to deliver behavior that's interesting, and so I just try to find a way without talking too much.

~Barry Levinson

Topics: Actor Behavior Deliver Find Harder Himself Interesting Just More Much Pressure Puts Talking Too Too Much Try Way Without

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My advice is that it's easier to write than direct. If you have an interest in writing, write. You might as well start with yourself or some event you know well, and you need a point of view.

~Barry Levinson

Topics: Advice Direct Easier Event Interest Know Might Need Point Point Of View Some Start Than View Well Write Writing You Yourself

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You used to need a big camera to direct, but now, anyone with an iPhone can tell a story visually. You can film something. You can start off with a five-minute story, then a 10-minute story.

~Barry Levinson

Topics: Anyone Big Camera Direct Film Iphone Need Now Off Something Start Story Tell Then Used You

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Writing with a partner is, in some ways, an easy but odd process. Two people come into a room and look to each other for motivation. One might not be in the right mood at any given moment. And somehow, you begin; somehow, out of your exchange of thoughts, something engages both of you, and the process of collaboration begins.

~Barry Levinson

Topics: Any Any Given Moment Begin Begins Both Collaboration Come Each Easy Exchange Given Look Might Moment Mood Motivation Odd Other Out Partner People Process Right Room Some Somehow Something Thoughts Two Two People Ways Writing You Your

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You need to be open and explore while heading where you want to go. You can never be too in love with your own ideas. If you can remember every idea that is yours in a script, as opposed to someone else's, then something is wrong.

~Barry Levinson

Topics: Else Every Explore Go Heading Idea Ideas Love Need Never Open Opposed Own Remember Script Someone Something Then Too Want Where While Wrong You Your Yours

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'Wag' is not some kind of documentary; it's just looking at the tools that are available. Now you've got more tools - you've got social media - and just post stories through all types of back channels that can get some traction.

~Barry Levinson

Topics: Available Back Channels Documentary Get Got Just Just Looking Kind Looking Media More Now Post Social Social Media Some Stories Through Tools Types Wag You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Director

Born: April 6th, 1922

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