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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. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy."

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"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. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy."

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"I've always liked men better than women."

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"And you prate of the wealth of nations, as if it were bought and sold, The wealth of nations is men, not silk and cotton and gold."

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"All the arts in America are a gigantic racket run by unscrupulous men for unhealthy women."

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Barry Sonnenfeld
"There's a series of children's books called A Series of Unfortunate Events, which is like an incredibly dark version of Roald Dahl. I hope to start directing it."

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Barry Sonnenfeld
"When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it's funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh."

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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. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy."

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Barry Sonnenfeld
"I was seeing a lot of really good things about Get Shorty when it came out, and my wife pointed out that if you validate the good reviews, you also have to validate the bad reviews."

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Barry Sonnenfeld
"I don't think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy is funnier than Will."

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Barry Sonnenfeld
"Will and Tommy Lee are the only actors I've ever worked with where neither of them want to say any lines."

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Barry Sonnenfeld
"I really wanted Michael Jackson to be in the first Men in Black, but he didn't want to be considered as an alien!"

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

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"By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around."

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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, but Michael is Michael."

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