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One of the series of decisions that the great screenwriter John McNamara made was about who to depict. [Ronald] Reagan had a role in HUAC, he was a friendly witness, but never went over-the-top about it.
Jay Roach
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Jay Roach
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: June 14
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Mathew Jay Roach
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I hope I can now use my ability to communicate, without being too precious or serious. It's good to have some levity, even as you're facing some really dark times, to mix it up a bit.
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I am partisan to some extent on the Democratic side, but I consider myself more of an independent.
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I always had a respect and an admiration for people who got into politics. I certainly have always been interested in law and political science.
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When Dalton Trumbo and his friends joined the Communist Party it was 1943, and Russia was our ally in World War II. This was connected to a very popular movement of artists and intellectuals at that time towards anti fascism, and an alliance with the union movement.
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The first thing we noticed was how flamboyant [Dalton] Trumbo was in real life.
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I'm pretty opinionated sometimes although my political views change all the time, too. So I'm not very zealous.
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It seems like you can't actually have really bad hair or be bald and run for President of the United States.
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