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"They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh."
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"It's great to want to be part of something, but it's a different thing completely to believe wholly in some type of movement, and to give everything for that something."
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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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"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

"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."

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

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

"These movies are like my kids. I just love them to death. Some of them go to Harvard and some of them can barely graduate high school."
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