I very much had wanted to do a picture with more humor than what I had been allowed to do earlier, which… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
That's what I love about Michael Douglas' performance in Wonder Boys, because I feel like he surprises audiences that know him from… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
So it's discouraging and, yet, when you make a movie like Wonder Boys, in a sense it's its own reward, because it… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I thought, "If I could bring these characters [Wonder Boys] to life and lead the audience to react the same way I… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
I read the script for Wonder Boys, and I said that was almost perfect, it was so classy, cool and funny. It's… — Robert Downey, Jr Copy Share Image
Here [in Wonder Boys] I had this group of characters where you didn't know which were the important ones or what direction… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
On the surface, Wonder Boys seemed like such a departure from L.A. Confidential - it's funny, it's contemporary, and so on -… — Curtis Hanson Copy Share Image
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