It's all about escapism. That's essentially what all movies are about. It's a vicarious thrill. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
Directors tend to be more underrated than overrated because it's a quiet job and people don't really understand it. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
My movies before tend to be just funny. But it wasn't a conscious thing I was looking for at all. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
Every weekend in history has worked for movies if the movie connects. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
Not every movie has to serve as every audience member's need for completion. — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I don't have a horror film in me just because I don't like to be scared. But I definitely have a documentary… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
It becomes pretty crystal clear once you watch that first assembly [movie cut] the things that are just grinding it to a… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
There are movie sites that love movies and there are movie sites that are just bitter people that just hate movies. I… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
When I was in NYU Film School I drove a taxi in New York for two years, I felt like I owned… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
It's heartbreaking when you hear a kid buying a ticket for... I don't know, whatever movie you're up against. And you see… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I'm not a huge fan of 3-D, though. Honestly, I think that movies are an immersive experience and an audience experience. There's… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I was raised by my mom. She taught me how to be a gentleman; nobody in the movies taught me. I think… — Todd Phillips Copy Share Image
I just thinks it's interesting what it takes an actor to find their characters through the wardrobe, or the hair, or the way a… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
I remember that when I got to NYU, everyone was writing scripts. But I was 18 at the time, and when you write a… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
I think people like comedies and I think concept driven comedies seem to be working when it's a clear concept and you deliver funny… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
With comedy especially, it feels like such a clear-cut thing to be a writer-director. There is so much nuance and tone in a comedy… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
The worst thing you can do as a comedy director is be on set and think of something ridiculous, or an actor comes up… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
It's heartbreaking when you hear a kid buying a ticket for... I don't know, whatever movie you're up against. And you see them sneaking… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
There's a darkness under 'The Hangover' because ultimately there's a missing person and it's not really that funny. There's a sort of darkness under… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
I think that 'Hangover II' is as funny as 'The Hangover I,' honest to God, but I think that it's a little bit darker,… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
Comedy is so subjective. You could be in a room with 400 people laughing at a joke and you could just not think it's… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
I never had a ton of male friends and it's always been something that's really interesting to me, what brings guys together? The bonding.… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
I was raised by my mom. She taught me how to be a gentleman; nobody in the movies taught me. I think people are… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
Reality television hasn't killed documentaries, because there are so many great documentaries still being made, but it certainly has changed the landscape. There is… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
I think reviewers have become particularly venomous because, in a way, the power has been sucked from them. A 15-year-old can write a review… — Todd Phillips Copy Share
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