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Judd Apatow

(1967) Actor United States

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Judd Apatow is an actor from the United States, best known for Sick in the Head.

Quick Facts About Judd Apatow

Born: December 6, 1967
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Notable works: Sick in the Head
Known for: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, Superbad, Bridesmaids
Spouse: Leslie Mann

About Judd Apatow

Judd Apatow founded Apatow Productions, through which he wrote, produced and directed many comedies, including The 40‑Year‑Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020) and The Bubble (2022).

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

Quotes by Judd Apatow · Page 4

There was definitely a period when I just felt out of sync with earth.

Earth

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[My] dream writers room: "'Taxi.' I need to write for someone named Judd."

Dream

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I think that everything I do tends to root for the underdog.

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I used to tour a little bit with Jim Carrey and help him out on his first Showtime special.

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I don't think there's that many great 90-minute comedies.

Comedies

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There's nothing more fun than debating and defending your taste in music.

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Deer are like dogs. Except for Bambi, they're pretty personality-less.

Deer

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Every joke is an experiment. When you sit, alone, and write a script, or just a joke, you really have no idea…

Experiment

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If you work on network TV, they want to pick your casts, dictate your story and how your show works. It just…

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Every time I perform in front of people, no matter how well it goes, the next day, I feel humiliated.

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I need to find people who I respect so I can respect them, and they'll like being respected so they'll respect me,…

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I like human comedies - or dramedies. More than anything, I'm interested in people just dealing with everyday things that are difficult,…

Comedies

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And I like the passion that people have when they're trying to prove they can make a movie or be a movie…

Movie

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Sometimes, something seems dead, and then out of the blue, someone just figures out the way to fix a script and it…

Blue

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Literally, my last call was with David Blaine, congratulating him on his show. I have a camaraderie with David.

Camaraderie

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People talk about universal intelligence ... I'm reticent to believe almost anything, just because my parents weren't religious at all, but that's…

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When I was very young, I started to make friends with much, much older people. So when I was twenty, my friends…

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The thing that is incredibly helpful is that we screen the movies and we ask the audience if they like it or…

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People are disappearing from movies, and normal human behaviour is disappearing from movies... You are not always fighting a creature in life.…

Always fighting

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I think people like Lena Dunham really opened up the door to what was possible, and they've inspired young women to go…

Acting

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“Amy Schumer: I did an interview with Jerry Seinfeld the other day. Judd Apatow: You did? Did you know him at all?…

Interview

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Just trying to tell the truth about, you know, the struggle of - being alive is funny, it's just inherently tragic and…

Alive

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I think, there were probably problems with show business where producers and directors would try to get the writing credit also. So…

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I remember the review from Michael Wilmington in Chicago, and Gene Siskel wrote really smart reviews where I thought, "Oh, they totally…

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I'm the guy who gets uncomfortable. That's why I was able to write 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' and 'Knocked Up.' I believe in…

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I wanted to see how funny I could be without making the choice that every 10 minutes something big and visual had…

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The great thing about Eminem is, he's just hysterical. You forget, people like Eminem because he is riotously funny. And he's a…

Actors

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A lot of bands that are great disappear a little bit faster than they used to. They don't get as much support…

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In the writing, I'm just trying to go deeper, emotionally, and learn more about myself and reveal more and find a way…

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Nowadays, when kids decide they like an artist, they'll absorb everything that artist has ever done in a single night.

Art

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“Amy: I still think that all the time. It’s not that I feel like what I’m doing is so amazing, but it’s…

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College is the reward for surviving high school. Most people have great fun stories from college and nightmare stories from high school.

College

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I don't think because a story has humor in it means it's brief. For some reason, people think anything that's 30 minutes…

Comedies

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When you make a movie, you just send it off into the world. You never actually live it with the crowd.

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I think my instinct creatively is to make things that are very funny and happy and silly. And in this moment where…

Comedy

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I like when people are very passionate about what they want to write about. Even if it's silly, you can be very…

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The little details really connect for people in ways I never realized before.I think that's why some of the movies have done…

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You should look up some of the reviews. The New York Times review is so over-the-top funny. It's hysterical. You should dig…

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There are people that entertainment is something they do at the end of a long hard day at work, and they want…

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I had a very specific type of terrible network experience where I was told that people like Seth Rogen and Jason Segel…

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