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Neil LaBute

American Director

Born: Mar 19, 1963

Bit Me Men People Think You

Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen

Everybody has the ability to be manipulative, to be hateful and deceitful. Neil LaBute

Everybody Hateful Ability Deceitful Manipulative

Everyone has a story. Neil LaBute

Everyone Story

I didn't choose BYU, I like to think it chose me. Neil LaBute

Me Think Like Choose Chose

I wanted to tell a story that interested me as much in the telling as in the watching. Neil LaBute

Me Tell Telling Wanted Story Interested Much Watching

In a relationship you have to open yourself up. Neil LaBute

Relationship You Yourself Open Up

My best male friend is my best friend until he crosses me. We're all protective of the self. Neil LaBute

Best Me Best Friend Crosses Self He Until Protective Male Friend

Unrequited love is always a great thing. Neil LaBute

Love Great Love Is Unrequited Unrequited Love Great Thing Always Thing

We humans are a fairly barbarous bunch. Neil LaBute

Fairly Bunch Humans

With In the Company of Men, the misogynist label stuck early and firmly. In the end, it probably did hurt the film a bit, because getting women into the theaters was difficult. Neil LaBute

Hurt Women Men Difficult Bit Stuck Firmly Because Label End Did Getting In The End Theaters Company Film Early

Just in the past few years - since I've been making movies, which isn't a very long time - you now have a culture that is fascinated and informed about the box office in a way that sometimes filmmakers weren't even. Neil LaBute

Time You Culture Sometimes Long Long Time Past Few Way About Since Box Box Office Making Making Movies Were Been Years Past Few Years Very Very Long Time Office Just In The Past Which Informed Movies Fascinated Even Now Filmmakers

There is a lot of absurdity sometimes, not just in Mormonism but often in other religions that want to pretend that no bad happens in their church, rather than taking care of what bad does happen. Neil LaBute

Sometimes Care Church Other Bad Pretend Religions Rather Mormonism Taking Absurdity Does Lot Than Often Just Want Happen Happens

I will say that the idea of a woman being deceptive came from that original discussion with critics and reporters about if woman could do that kind of thing. Evelyn, herself, grew out of the discussions about how capable women are of deceit and lying and manipulation. Neil LaBute

Woman Women Will Lying Herself Say Out Kind Critics About Could Idea How Came Women Are Discussion Discussions Reporters Deceit Being Grew Deceptive Capable Manipulation Original Thing

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