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> [I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would like to hang out with, who we emulate in one way or another.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/i-ve-always-believed-in-populating-my-films-with-characters-who-we/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

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> [I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would like to hang out with, who we emulate in one way or another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/i-ve-always-believed-in-populating-my-films-with-characters-who-we-2/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

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## More by Ivan Reitman

> [I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/i-remember-when-first-stripes-and-then-animal-house-came-out-which-i/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/it-s-sort-of-the-most-important-thing-for-acting-is-to-listen-to-the/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [Much of romantic relationships today have to do when the people are not in the same room. Whether it’s texting or emailing or Facebooking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/much-of-romantic-relationships-today-have-to-do-when-the-people-are/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [My sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/my-sense-is-i-think-it-s-okay-for-directors-to-do-movies-that-speak/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [We watch movies about all sorts of things that we don't know anything about, but we do get caught up in the human drama.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/we-watch-movies-about-all-sorts-of-things-that-we-don-t-know-anything/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [We got some devastating reviews on Animal House at the start.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/we-got-some-devastating-reviews-on-animal-house-at-the-start/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [I don't think there will be another Ghostbusters. I think we're all too old to do it. I think we've done it a couple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/i-don-t-think-there-will-be-another-ghostbusters-i-think-we-re-all/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [The hardest thing for everyone, for the writer, for the director and certainly for the actors, is not to panic when they're doing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/the-hardest-thing-for-everyone-for-the-writer-for-the-director-and/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/i-don-t-think-my-sense-of-humor-has-changed-at-all-i-was-born-with/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [Movies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we work very hard. To achieve that kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/movies-either-work-or-they-don-t-work-and-they-re-either-funny-or/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [I'd always been a science fiction enthusiast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/i-d-always-been-a-science-fiction-enthusiast/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [My first student film was Orientation, which was basically the set-up for Animal House. There are a couple of scenes that we later borrowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/my-first-student-film-was-orientation-which-was-basically-the-set-up/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [I believe that improvisation is really just a directorial tool. It's a writing tool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/i-believe-that-improvisation-is-really-just-a-directorial-tool-it-s-a/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [I never like to do parodies. I never do. It's just not my style of comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/i-never-like-to-do-parodies-i-never-do-it-s-just-not-my-style-of/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

> [I'm not sure I agree with the thesis, because I think that even though something grotesque or gross has been part of film since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-reitman/i-m-not-sure-i-agree-with-the-thesis-because-i-think-that-even-though/)

[Ivan Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-reitman/)

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