Being the son of a filmmaker, you are aware of a career as a director. You don't think of it as just… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
'Election' is a movie I'd give a leg to cross the director's name out and put mine in. — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I've been very, very lucky in my career, in my life - from day one. When aspiring directors say, 'What's your advice?'… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I'd done table reads for my own screenplays, and I always thought they were so much fun. Why couldn't we do these… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I don't believe in director's cuts where you make things longer. The coolest thing was when the Coen brothers did a director's… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
There certainly is no secret in that there are plenty of people who don't like plenty of my movies. Each one of… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I'm really specific in the way that I shoot. I've always had a very good sense of what I need in the… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
The first thing I say when people ask what's the difference [between doing TV and film], is that film has an ending… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Each one of my films is personal; each one of my films is emotionally autobiographical. And I like directors who do that. — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Really, it's the director's job to disappear and allow the movie to just feel. — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is a completely imperfect art form that takes years and, over those years, the movie tells you what it is. Mistakes… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
And as a director, you make 1,000 decisions a day, mostly binary decisions: yes or no, this one or that one, the… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I think when you pay attention to the shots, you're aware of the fact that there's a director. Really, it's the director's… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Growing up the son of a director has made me very aware of the various turns that a directing career can take.… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
When I write a film, all I think about is where the thing ends and how to get the audience there. — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I think it's a mistake for young filmmakers to just buy digital equipment and shoot a feature. Make short films first, make your mistakes… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
'Election' is a movie I'd give a leg to cross the director's name out and put mine in. — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
It’s funny, I can sit through the worst horror film ever made! But even a quite good romantic comedy. — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Things like Facebook have made you feel as though you're connected to everybody. You've got a thousand friends on Facebook, but you don't actually… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
It's funny, I can sit through the worst horror film ever made but even a quite good romantic comedy can drive me nuts. — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I laugh a lot in horror films. If I'm scared in a horror film, I try to think about what's scaring me... particularly, if… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I used to have a group called Bad-Movie Saturday. Every Saturday, six of us would go see the worst movie that came out each… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
“[With comedy and wanting to make people laugh,] when you're a child, all you want is ANY kind of laugh. You get them to… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
From the onset of the 'Live-Read' series, we wanted to hit all the major writers and Woody Allen is simply one of the greatest… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
There certainly is no secret in that there are plenty of people who don't like plenty of my movies. Each one of my films… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment. — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
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