When you're working with movie stars, part of the deal is that, if they have something to say, you'd better listen. You don't have to absolutely listen and not talk, but there is another creative force at work, and to be successful working with movie stars, you have to bring that force to work for you. You have to find something that's comfortable for them, and at the same time, that's in the parameters of what you're trying to do yourself.
Movies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we work very hard. To achieve that kind of work is really kind of d… - Ivan Reitman
Movies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we work very hard. To achieve that kind of work is really kind of d…
- Ivan Reitman
I'm not sure I agree with the thesis, because I think that even though something grotesque or gross has been part of film since way back, what we acc… - Ivan Reitman
I'm not sure I agree with the thesis, because I think that even though something grotesque or gross has been part of film since way back, what we acc…
I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would li… - Ivan Reitman
I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would li…
The real trick for me as a director is to make sure that people don't start pushing because the harder you push as a perform the less funny it become… - Ivan Reitman
The real trick for me as a director is to make sure that people don't start pushing because the harder you push as a perform the less funny it become…
I call it like the domino theory of reality. If you can go one step at a time and it seems to make sense, you can then take your audience into an are… - Ivan Reitman
I call it like the domino theory of reality. If you can go one step at a time and it seems to make sense, you can then take your audience into an are…
Also watching a movie on DVD is different than watching it in the theater. - Ivan Reitman
Also watching a movie on DVD is different than watching it in the theater.
I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse. - Ivan Reitman
I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse.
I believe that improvisation is really just a directorial tool. It's a writing tool. It's not so much that the actors get to say whatever they want, … - Ivan Reitman
I believe that improvisation is really just a directorial tool. It's a writing tool. It's not so much that the actors get to say whatever they want, …
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