Mini-Me was the pint sized clone that was the perpetuation of Dr. Evil's own legacy [in Austin Powers]. That concept earned the… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
I love Dr. Evil [from Austin Powers] as a walking, talking, narcissistic manifestation of everything screwed up about human existence - his… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
The success of the second 'Austin Powers' caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
When we did the first sequel [of the Austin Powers] , it was on coattails of the first one doing so well… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
To this day, people ask me where is Austin Powers 4? I don't have that answer, it so hard to come up… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
When we had ideas that earned there way in [Austin Powers], it began to get okay. The hook for me was 'Mini-Me.'… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
You could get in rehearsals, pre-production, anything that would actually contribute to the understanding of how a film gets made. I actually find those… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
But I always reassure them that as far as my contractual rights can go, I will protect them and make sure that they have… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
That's why we had Louis C.K. portray the harder line Communist, to accuse [Dalton] Trumbo of being a hypocrite. — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
It was an interesting process trying to get Bob to talk about the film because he's such a shy person. He generally likes to… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
The commentary track became a lot like the movie and there are some funny, long, awkward pauses that you can tell we're just trying… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
For Bryan [Cranston ] to go back in time and become this larger-than-life and somewhat theatrical guy, who performed his ideas and rhetoric in… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
When Dalton Trumbo and his friends joined the Communist Party it was 1943, and Russia was our ally in World War II. This was… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
We had to do the same thing here. To top that sequel was quite a task. Mike had a couple of good conceptual humour… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
I figure if it's turns out well the film will have its own momentum and will carry into the video release. So it's hard… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
[Dalton] Trumbo wrote this incredible pamphlet, almost on the level of Tom Paine's 'Common Sense,' called 'The Time of the Toad.' It's an exquisitely… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
People are willing to throw our civilization under the bus to discredit the existing system, without any proposed solution to the problems that they're… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
I was very interested in politics in college and was heading to be a lawyer. I have a degree in economics and I was… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
I like to shoot a lot of choices. I like a lot of stuff - and so I push to go faster, to shrink… — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
Sometimes perfecting the one thing can be the enemy of getting any traction on anything else. — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
Mini-Me was the pint sized clone that was the perpetuation of Dr. Evil's own legacy [in Austin Powers]. That concept earned the sequel. — Jay Roach Copy Share Image
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