People call you "director," but it really should be "economic manager." Because everything is "Well, we can do another take here, but then you're gonna lose that shot over there." Or "The sun's going down, sorry, you're outta luck. We can't afford to." You know? And meanwhile, how do you get the performer's performance? I'm thinking the whole time all about "How can I get my day done?" And my performances are primarily a result of casting the right people at the right time in the right parts. And then I do little modifications.
Usually the audience has no idea that the censored version of whatever movie they're watching isn't the original. - Todd Solondz
Usually the audience has no idea that the censored version of whatever movie they're watching isn't the original.
- Todd Solondz
Storytelling is the only studio movie where the censorship is perfectly clear, the only studio movie with a big red box covering up a shot. I take pr… - Todd Solondz
Storytelling is the only studio movie where the censorship is perfectly clear, the only studio movie with a big red box covering up a shot. I take pr…
So far, at least, I haven't found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny. - Todd Solondz
So far, at least, I haven't found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny.
The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence. - Todd Solondz
The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence.
Some people will of course accuse me of misanthropy and cynicism. I can't celebrate humanity but I'm not out to indict it either. I just want to expo… - Todd Solondz
Some people will of course accuse me of misanthropy and cynicism. I can't celebrate humanity but I'm not out to indict it either. I just want to expo…
When I want to show the kind of meanness people are capable of, to make it believable I find I have to tone it down. It's in real life that people ar… - Todd Solondz
When I want to show the kind of meanness people are capable of, to make it believable I find I have to tone it down. It's in real life that people ar…
I don't have a formula. Every time an actor wants me to hold their hand, I hold their hand. If they say, "Stay," I say "Okay, respect." You know? "I'… - Todd Solondz
I don't have a formula. Every time an actor wants me to hold their hand, I hold their hand. If they say, "Stay," I say "Okay, respect." You know? "I'…
The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence. So intelligence is a hard thing to evaluate and it manifests its… - Todd Solondz
The ability to take pleasure in one's life is a skill and is a kind of intelligence. So intelligence is a hard thing to evaluate and it manifests its…
So much of what a pet is about for us is that it becomes a vessel for yearnings, dreams, illusions, hopes and so forth. It's a projection of the ulti… - Todd Solondz
So much of what a pet is about for us is that it becomes a vessel for yearnings, dreams, illusions, hopes and so forth. It's a projection of the ulti…
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