Everything about it worked, and I don't mean just the movie, but in our experience, we realized there's also a component of luck involved in this business. We had absolutely the most competent people in the studio working on the… — David Zucker Copy Share Image
We didn't realize it at the time, but the release date, the ad campaign and the poster are so important. — David Zucker Copy Share
I think that came out of watching all those serious movies for all that time. If you watch a movie like Zero Hour, Sterling… — David Zucker Copy Share
It didn't happen every time for every movie. Ruthless People was a good movie, but we didn't get a good release or marketing. They… — David Zucker Copy Share
I've always thought those guys are really funny. And I love Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and Mary. — David Zucker Copy Share
I would love to work with Adam Sandler. Because then all I'd have to do is just turn the camera on and off. — David Zucker Copy Share
Our fathers were actually business partners in the same real-estate firm, and we got together and thought, How can we get a movie together… — David Zucker Copy Share
I lose tons of stuff on the cutting room floor. For Scary Movie 3, for example, we had a lot of Matrix spoofs, a… — David Zucker Copy Share
Quit now, you'll never make it. If you disregard this advice, you'll be halfway there. — David Zucker Copy Share
Tim Burton is underrated. I loved Big Fish, loved that movie, think it's the best movie of the year, hands down. Really impressed with… — David Zucker Copy Share
We're producing a movie now, 'The Onion' Movie, and it's very difficult for me to be on the set. If I'm not right in… — David Zucker Copy Share
I believe in justice, maybe not in this life, but there has to be justice. And if there isn't a God, I think it… — David Zucker Copy Share
What I would do is a 10-minute short of some kind on video, and if it's good enough, you get it passed around town… — David Zucker Copy Share
It's useless to try and make rhyme or reason of it, because one guy thinks one thing and the other guy sees a whole… — David Zucker Copy Share
Woody Allen has done some excellent serious movies, too, like Crimes And Misdemeanors. Very overlooked movie, I think, and really his best. And currently… — David Zucker Copy Share
I think we grew up thinking that the funniest things on TV were the old, serious movies. I always liked the Marx Brothers, but… — David Zucker Copy Share
