We try to stay as open-minded about casting as possible. When you're getting things down on paper, you might even avoid writing down a name, let alone if they have blonde hair or this or that, to stop. — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
I wish we had fewer bad words in 'Jump Street.' That would probably be better. — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
I think we're going to be very embarrassed in a few years when we see a lot more women film-makers. People will look back… — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
The great ideas start flowing when you stop thinking about the obvious way of doing it. — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
Seriously, if 'Superbad' doesn't happen, I don't think 'Jump Street' ever happens. — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
We like the challenge of a story around the most generic, forgettable man in the universe. — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
You need to make things and not be so precious about whether they're any good or not. Because I have a secret for you:… — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
I was short until my senior year. It's just, like, your social status is so dependent on how quickly you hit puberty, basically. — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
That might be my epitaph: 'It wasn't as bad as I thought. Here lies Phil Lord.' — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
In animation, you do so much planning ahead of time; it has to be so precise. — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
Batman is the ultimate in white people problems. It's like, 'Oh, I'm so rich and handsome, and women like me, and... something about my… — Phil Lord Copy Share Image
