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Barry Sonnenfeld

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

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"You want the audience to be uncomfortable."

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"I feel that if I said anything about John, I would have to sit here for five days and say it all. Or I don't want to say anything."

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"With yourself, I think you have to decide the kind of person that you really want to be, and for me, it's just a sweet girl."

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"If you want to be happy, be."

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"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center."

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"And I want to say anything is possible. Comma. You know."

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"When you focus on want, you become an endless cycle of wants."

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"There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It's always been my way of expressing what for me is inexpressible by any other means."

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"Only those who want everything done for them are bored."

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"I didn't really want to be a comedian."

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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
"I play the father in the scene when Will and Tommy go back to Tommy's old apartment. It was a big mistake. I hope not to be in the next movie I direct."

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

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

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