The first cut I do is usually between five and 10 minutes shorter then the cut that we release. Anything I think isn't working or might not work, I d…

- Barry Sonnenfeld

I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.

- Barry Sonnenfeld

I don't believe in leaving a scene in because it was really hard to shoot, or because it's the reason you took the movie, or because you always wante…

- Barry Sonnenfeld

I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.

- Barry Sonnenfeld

Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept.…

- Barry Sonnenfeld

They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.

- Barry Sonnenfeld

Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he's a really big star. We were already working with really big stars,…

- Barry Sonnenfeld

Growing up, my fascination was all things dinosaur, and as an adult, I've had some success making films about aliens, so this is a dream come true.

- Barry Sonnenfeld

There is something about being a director where, for me personally, I get to . . . it's the closest I'll ever come to being able to be a stand up. An…

- Barry Sonnenfeld