Dalton Trumbo Quotes by Jay Roach
All Dalton Trumbo quotes Jay Roach’s page
This brief collection pairs Roach’s voice with the spirit of Trumbo, giving a glimpse of how one filmmaker reflects on the other’s bold storytelling.
All Dalton Trumbo quotes Jay Roach’s page
This brief collection pairs Roach’s voice with the spirit of Trumbo, giving a glimpse of how one filmmaker reflects on the other’s bold storytelling.
![“[Dalton] Trumbo himself was a terrible Communist.” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e73/jay-roach-8154_communist_dalton-trumbo-himself-was-a-terrible-com_3108803.jpg)
![“The first thing we noticed was how flamboyant [Dalton] Trumbo was in real life.” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/982/jay-roach-8154_firsts_the-first-thing-we-noticed-was-how-flamb_2133105.jpg)
![“In his life, [Dalton] Trumbo uses wit and comedy to fight these very high-stakes battles.” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6c7/jay-roach-8154_battle_in-his-life-dalton-trumbo-uses-wit-and-c_1629083.jpg)
![“Dalton Trumbo was constantly criticizing the membership [in the Communist Party], and was opposite to being a loyalist.” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/79c/jay-roach-8154_communist_dalton-trumbo-was-constantly-criticizing_2145329.jpg)
![“[ Dalton Trumbo] always said he fought so many fights, all seemingly different, but all about the concepts of fairness and justice.” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/279/jay-roach-8154_concepts_dalton-trumbo-always-said-he-fought-so-m_2442101.jpg)
![“When something so unjust as the black list happened, [Dalton Trumbo] would come to life in a certain way.” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3a2/jay-roach-8154_black_when-something-so-unjust-as-the-black-li_1723691.jpg)
![“Dalton Trumbo actually was [ a hypocrite], because he liked his wealth, which was against the grain of being a Communist. I put title cards at the head of the film that explains the context.” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e6c/jay-roach-8154_cards_dalton-trumbo-actually-was-a-hypocrite-b_2386418.jpg)
![“Hedda Hopper was a better direct opponent to [Dalton] Trumbo. We wanted to use Trumbo's battles to represent the larger battles, so the audience could understand the personal sacrifice he went through and the personal damage to his family. The choices were about who were the best representations…” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7cd/jay-roach-8154_antagonist_hedda-hopper-was-a-better-direct-opponen_975318.jpg)
![“That's why we had Louis C.K. portray the harder line Communist, to accuse [Dalton] Trumbo of being a hypocrite.” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bfe/jay-roach-8154_being-a-hypocrite_that-s-why-we-had-louis-c-k-portray-the_34406.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3d6/jay-roach-8154_actor_for-bryan-cranston-to-go-back-in-time-an_197285.jpg)
![“[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.” quote by Jay Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/624/jay-roach-8154_black_dalton-trumbo-wrote-this-incredible-pamp_462651.jpg)
