Ivan Reitman Quotes
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 area that is relatively outlandish.
The home viewing experience is slightly different and there's room for these kinds of extra excursions.
We watch movies about all sorts of things that we don't know anything about, but we do get caught up in the human drama.
I think Junior is certainly a science fiction premise as is Twins, as is Dave, beyond Ghostbusters.
My first student film was Orientation, which was basically the set-up for Animal House. There are a couple of scenes that we later borrowed in some form.
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 delicate stitching.
I always see things that I can improve. But frankly with Stripes, I'm surprised at how effective it is, even today, and how vibrant that movie is and how juicy the performances all are.
My sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career.
Then my first film was something called Cannibal Girls, which sounds like a horror movie but was actually kind of a goofy comedy with horror elements. Like a horror spoof.
I always thought that Bill Murray was one of the great actors that I've worked with. And I've worked with all kinds of people who are known primarily for their dramatic work.
Comedy is a very delicate business, especially comedies that sort of attempt to do things in an honest way and in a very naturalistic way the way that 'No Strings Attached' is.
Much of romantic relationships today have to do when the people are not in the same room. Whether it’s texting or emailing or Facebooking, there’s a kind of distance between the participants.
I've always been a fan of science fiction films, and I've never been able to put my particular spin on it.
It's been about 15 years, and I've never really worked seriously in CGI and I thought that here was an opportunity to do the kinds of things that I was not able to do on Ghostbusters.
It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.
Evolution .. Just the right formula of science and comedy may get moviegoers through the door.
I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse.
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 becomes.