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Dustin Lance Black
Dustin Lance Black
American Director
Born: Jun 10, 1974
Family Gay Me Mom People You
I'd say I'm not sure about Christianity, but I sure do like their Christ and the lessons about turning the other cheek, about forgiveness, of yourself and others. Dustin Lance Black
Forgiveness Yourself Christ Christianity Other Others Say About Like Cheek Sure Turning Lessons
I grew up quite poor, and the Mormon church was always there for us as a family. Dustin Lance Black
Family Church Mormon Always Up Quite Grew Poor Us
People are always going to disagree politically, because we all come at the law from a different perspective with different needs. Dustin Lance Black
Needs People Law Disagree Perspective Come Because Always Going Politically Different Different Perspective
I was about 15 years old when I moved to the Bay area. Dustin Lance Black
Old Bay Bay Area About Area Years Moved
As a Southerner and as a Mormon you approach life in this aspirational way: 'I will rise above my station.' Dustin Lance Black
Life You Will Rise Above Approach Way Station Rise Above Mormon Southerner
I'm industrious. Ambitious. I'm like the gay Mitt Romney... That's a terrible thing to say. Dustin Lance Black
Gay Say Like Terrible Industrious Terrible Thing Mitt Mitt Romney Ambitious Romney Thing
Being right is overrated! If someone is saying that they're right about the future, that's a claim only a fool would make. Dustin Lance Black
Future Saying Fool Claim Would About Someone Only Make Overrated Being Right
I've never encountered homophobia in casting from the studios or networks - not once, not ever. Where you encounter it is with the agents and the managers, they're the ones who have an outdated notion of the price an actor might pay if it's discovered that they're LGBTQ. Dustin Lance Black
You Pay Once Outdated Networks Casting Price Never Studios Discovered Encounter Encountered Managers Where Might Agents Notion Who Actor Ever
Mom came from what has been called the poorest place in America - Lake Providence, Louisiana. She was born on the south side of the Mississippi which was mainly African American and even poorer than the rest. Dustin Lance Black
Mom Rest Side Has-Been Born Mainly Mississippi She Came Been Providence South South Side Than Louisiana America American African African-American Lake Place Which Poorer Poorest Even
When I got the deal to do 'J. Edgar,' which was really the brainchild of Brian Grazer, 'Milk' hadn't come out yet. We had just completed principal photography, and it was still basically this little film where we just really hoped someone would see it. Dustin Lance Black
Photography Completed Out Hoped Would See Someone Had Come Principal Edgar Deal Got Still Just Where Which Little Really Brian Film Milk Basically
I love the true life stories and the biopics - people say I'm pigeonholed, but it's a fantastic kind of pigeonhole - but it's tough to then go and direct it because I know all the real people. Dustin Lance Black
Life Love People Tough Say Kind I Love People Say Direct True Know True Life Pigeonhole Pigeonholed Because Real Go Real People Stories Fantastic Then
I like the gray movies. I don't know if audiences always... it makes them work a little harder. And they have to work hard in 'Hoover.' Dustin Lance Black
Work Work Hard Hoover Like Know Makes Always Audiences Little Movies Them Hard Harder Gray
Here's the thing with 'When Harry Met Sally,' it doesn't matter how many times you watch it, it's always interesting, and you're always identifying with a different scene in the movie - at least I am. Dustin Lance Black
You I Am Matter Met Harry Scene Identifying Always How Am Least How Many Times Sally Times Different Movie Interesting Many Thing Watch Here
I'm always interested in getting to know people, and that means vilified people as much as those celebrated. You find out that heroes aren't always so heroic, and villains have some bit of humanity in them. Dustin Lance Black
You Humanity People Heroes Heroic Bit Those Out Find Some Know Always Celebrated Getting Interested Them Much Means Vilified Villains
I always thought that the film would be successful if we captured Harvey Milk, like the way Harvey really was-the personality, the humor, the corny bad jokes, all of it. Dustin Lance Black
Jokes Personality Humor Thought Corny Way Harvey Bad Would Would-Be Like Always Really Successful Captured Film Milk
For people who have fertility issues - and certainly gay men have fertility issues - there's several options for having a child and surrogacy was one of them. Dustin Lance Black
Gay People Men Several Having Issues Fertility Child Options Them Certainly Who
What's beautiful about the journey of surrogacy is that relationship you build with your surrogate, when it's done in places with good law. These aren't women you stop speaking to once your child is born, this is someone who's part of your family. Dustin Lance Black
Beautiful Good Journey Family Relationship You Women Law Build Once Born About Someone Part Surrogate Child Done Stop Places Your Your Child Speaking
My mom would watch me giving speeches on TV and she'd call and say, 'I don't know who this son is.' Dustin Lance Black
Mom Me Son Giving Say TV Would Know She Call Who Watch Speeches
We love and adore our surrogate, we speak to her and her family constantly, I'm sure our son will speak to her for the rest of his life as well. Dustin Lance Black
Life Love Family Son Speak Will Rest Our Constantly Adore Well Sure His Surrogate Her
I get emotionally attached to someone if I talk to them on the street corner for five minutes. Dustin Lance Black
Corner Minutes Someone Attached Emotionally Talk Five Get Them Street Street Corner
Having a son has made it all the more important for me to stay in close contact with my family in Texas and Arkansas, whom I know full well voted for Trump. Though I didn't, and have deep problems with this administration and many of them don't. But I'm not going to let that cut the tie from my son to his own history and family. Dustin Lance Black
Family Me History Son Problems Made Important Own This Administration Though Administration Stay Having More Contact Arkansas Voted Know Well Tie His Trump Texas Close Going Them Cut Full Deep Many Whom
The drive to be a parent is strong. It's one of the most ingrained human traits there is. Dustin Lance Black
Strong Drive Parent Most Traits Human Ingrained
I was very lucky to hear the story of Harvey Milk, it was life-saving for me. I wanted to share it in case it helped others, but the story of one gay man isn't going to do it. Dustin Lance Black
Me Gay Man Others Harvey Case Life-Saving Share Hear Very Going Wanted Story Helped Lucky Milk
I tend to read 'The New York Times' and 'The Washington Post' online, and I go to the website for the BBC. I am a junkie when it comes to the news. Dustin Lance Black
Website News I Am Post Online Tend BBC New Read Am Go Times York New York New York Times Washington Washington Post
'Milk' had to be a financial success, following the success of 'Brokeback Mountain.' It had to make money so studios would develop other LGBT projects. Dustin Lance Black
Success Money Financial Other Projects Would Following Develop Had Studios Make Mountain Milk
And the film that I've seen a million times is 'When Harry Met Sally' with Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, and directed by Rob Reiner. Dustin Lance Black
Seen Met Harry Ryan Directed Rob Crystal Sally Times Billy Film Million Million Times
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