I don't want to sound arrogant and say that I know everything about directing and I've got it cracked, but it was just all in all a joyous experience. To me, the key to directing, to be honest, is just… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
You sit down in the morning on your own to write something. You get to the end of the day and it's not like you've cracked it and it's finished and it's done, because it can always be improved. It… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
I like to foster an atmosphere on set of collaboration and openness and risk taking. The beauty is when you have such brilliantly talented… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
I don't want to sound arrogant and say that I know everything about directing and I've got it cracked, but it was just all… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
I've been on lots of film sets. I've produced films and written films and been around, so it wasn't my first rodeo in terms… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
It's incredibly easy as a director to be egotistical. Of course, it is because you have 200 people on set every day listening to… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
My casting process was slightly different and slightly interesting insofar as I knew everybody could act. That's something you've seen. You know people can.… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
So, as opposed to getting people in to read the script and read scenes with me, what I wanted to do was sit down… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
I think improvisation is really crucial in terms of making things feel real and authentic. — Dan Mazer Copy Share
I think actors like to be directed. Actors like to know where they're headed and what they want, so I'm very encouraging. — Dan Mazer Copy Share
And then, movie-wise, I'm writing a couple of things. They're all comedies. It's the only way I know. I'm also being sent scripts, which… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
It's tough to make funny films. And the truth is, with this process, especially if you write your own movie, then you're giving three… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
In terms of magnifying it and making it plausible, I'm a great believer in truth in comedy. — Dan Mazer Copy Share
To me, there was an interesting movie to be made about two people who had been on that whirlwind romance and what happens after… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
I know what I want. I try and convey that at the beginning and set that out, but within those parameters, I'm very happy… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
With directing, your day is done. When you hit seven o'clock, it's "Cut." That's what it is. For better or worse, that's what you've… — Dan Mazer Copy Share
You sit down in the morning on your own to write something. You get to the end of the day and it's not like… — Dan Mazer Copy Share