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David Gordon Green on Your Highness, Minotaur Genitalia and Natalie Portman's Butt

SANTA BARBARA, CA - APRIL 01:  Director David Gordon Green attends the premiere of Universal Pictures' 'Your Highness' at the University of California Santa Barbara on April 1, 2011 in Santa Barbara, California.  (Photo by Todd Williamson/WireImage)

Movieline didn't set out to discuss the finer points of creature genitalia at length with award-winning director David Gordon Green, but standing opposite the filmmaker and a plate of cookies at the tail end of his Your Highness press day, all bets were off. Possessed of a laser focus and a restless energy, Green has carved an eclectic career path for himself ranging from sensitive dramas (George Washington, All the Real Girls) to raunchy comedy (HBO's Eastbound & Down, Pineapple Express). Featuring pedophile gags, stoner jokes, ridiculous medieval accents and the aforementioned Minotaur schlong, Your Highness -- co-written by friend and star Danny McBride -- is decidedly not one of those highbrow affairs.

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