To be very honest with you, there were two big factors: One was that we were initially coming out in that week… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
We know it's being referred to as the robot boxing movie [Real Steel], but truth is, 70% of the movie is the relationships. — Shawn Anthony Levy Boxing Copy Share Image
There's a very interesting article or symposium to be written on just the real difference between comedy filmmaking and non-comedy. Because, you… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
Because to me, what is interesting about this movie [Real Steel] is its combination of relationship naturalism with. It's like a single… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
If you go to any fight, whether MMA or boxing, there's a whole musical soundscape to these events. There's pre-event pump up/psych-up… — Shawn Anthony Levy Boxing Copy Share Image
I've learned that, I wouldn't say I've made that mistake, but I've learned on some of my other movies, like, you always… — Shawn Anthony Levy Failure Copy Share Image
One that we can admire aesthetically and participate viscerally in. So the goal here, and we've had some early, small screenings, what… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
As opposed to a movie [Real Steel] where everything feels fantastical, it was really important to me, and I recognise it's not… — Shawn Anthony Levy Design Copy Share Image
Because I've never made this kind of movie before, so I've never even been to Comic-Con. And Hugh and Evangeline keep telling… — Shawn Anthony Levy Comic Copy Share Image
And this movie [Real Steel] definitely looks like nothing else I've made, which was the point. I think also, Evangeline and Hugh… — Shawn Anthony Levy Balance Copy Share Image
The dozens of people working on this at Digital Domain, they knew that you couldn't get away with almost photo real, because… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
I would say, while I think audiences are savvy enough, I think that the effects work in the teaser is quite a… — Shawn Anthony Levy Audience Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that I could give notes to someone that I revere. That's a general challenge of directing, giving notes to… — Shawn Anthony Levy Copy Share Image
There is a reality to the way the actors play the scenes, given that there is a real, animatronic, moving robot in… — Shawn Anthony Levy Actors Copy Share Image
I think that, on the one hand, our audience, our culture is so savvy now to an assumption that teaser effects are… — Shawn Anthony Levy Assumption Copy Share Image
![“We know it's being referred to as the robot boxing movie [Real Steel], but truth is, 70% of the movie is the relationships.” quote by Shawn Anthony Levy](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/78c/shawn-anthony-levy-32486_boxing_we-know-it-s-being-referred-to-as-the-ro_1472172.jpg)
![“Because to me, what is interesting about this movie [Real Steel] is its combination of relationship naturalism with. It's like a single conceit movie. The world and the people are very much the way we know them to be, but this sport has evolved.” quote by Shawn Anthony Levy](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7f1/shawn-anthony-levy-32486_combination_because-to-me-what-is-interesting-about_2774226.jpg)
![“As opposed to a movie [Real Steel] where everything feels fantastical, it was really important to me, and I recognise it's not the first movie with robots in it, but that blend of naturalism in performance, writing and design with the futurism of this sport. That was the idea.” quote by Shawn Anthony Levy](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/90c/shawn-anthony-levy-32486_design_as-opposed-to-a-movie-real-steel-where-e_2675544.jpg)
![“And this movie [Real Steel] definitely looks like nothing else I've made, which was the point. I think also, Evangeline and Hugh are such a fantastic... Their chemistry is so genuine. And also it's a good balance to all those visual effects. It'll give you more of the tone.” quote by Shawn Anthony Levy](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f6e/shawn-anthony-levy-32486_balance_and-this-movie-real-steel-definitely-loo_988623.jpg)
