Los Angeles Times logo Los Angeles Times 3 weeks ago

Barry Levinson delves into celebs' politics

Director Barry Levinson

Barry Levinson is best known for the critically acclaimed features he directed in the 1980s, including "Diner," "Good Morning, Vietnam" and the Oscar-winning "Rain Man." But recently he's turned his attention to documentaries and smaller projects. Full Article at Los Angeles Times

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Related Quotes

  1. You have a massive audience, they're available and they can't find anything to watch.
    Barry Levinson – Barry Levinson SOURCE: TV Squad 3 weeks ago
  2. It's complicated and very kind of confusing ... There's a lot of fear in the marketplace.
    Barry Levinson – Barry Levinson SOURCE: New York Daily News 3 weeks ago
  3. If a celebrity says something, it gets on television, right or wrong, or whatever ... It just gets on.
    Barry Levinson – Barry Levinson SOURCE: New York Daily News 3 weeks ago
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  1. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 29: Director Barry Levinson attends the 'Poliwood' screening at The Paley Center for Media on October 29, 2009 in New York City.
  2. NEW YORK - MAY 01: Director Barry Levinson speaks at the premiere and panel discussion of 'Poliwood' during the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on May 1, 2009 in New York City.
  3. NEW YORK - MAY 01: Director Barry Levinson attends the after party for 'Poliwood' during the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival at Greenhouse on May 1, 2009 in New York City.
  4. Georgian-Russian director Mikhail Kalatozishvili receives the 'Etoile d'Or' prize for his movie 'Wild Field' from the president of the jury US director Barry Levinson (R) during the 8th edition of the Marrakesh international film festival on November 22, 2008.
  5. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 01: Actress Robin Wright Penn and director Barry Levinson attend the premiere of 'What Just Happened' at the Museum of Modern Art on October 1, 2008 in New York City.
  6. CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 25: Jury President Sean Penn, director Barry Levinson and actor Robert De Niro arrives for the Palme d'Or Closing Ceremony at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2008 in Cannes, France.
  7. PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 19: Director Barry Levinson arrives at the premiere of 'What Just Happened?' held at the Eccles Theatre during the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2008 in Park City, Utah.
  8. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. President Barack Obama poses for a photograph with students from Longfellow Hight School and Oakton High School, Fairfax, VA. at an event highlighting initiatives designed to boost science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education at the Eisenhower Execu...
  9. WHEAT RIDGE, CO - NOVEMBER 21: Obama supporter Mary Schaeffer argues with Obama critic Gary Henderson during a protest in front of a controversial billboard questioning the President's American citizenship at a used car lot on November 21, 2009 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

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  2. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  3. Tim Daly Tim Daly
  4. Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn
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  6. George W. Bush George W. Bush