I don't believe in leaving a scene in because it was really hard to shoot, or because it's the reason you took the movie, or because you always wanted to work with an actor . . . If it's not… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
I really wanted Michael Jackson to be in the first Men in Black, but he didn't want to be considered as an alien! — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
The first cut I do is usually between five and 10 minutes shorter then the cut that we release. Anything I think isn't working or might not work, I don't even put it in the director's cut. And usually it's the studio suggesting I put stuff back in, as opposed to studios saying, "You got to lose 40 minutes," they… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share
There is something about being a director where, for me personally, I get to . . . it's the closest I'll ever come to… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
When you're done shooting, the movie that you're going to release when you're done shooting is as bad as it will ever be. And… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
When I move from being a cameraman to being a director I looked at a lot of other cameramen who tried to make the… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
The weird thing is that I hate to fly, and the quote that I give people is that every time I get off a… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
It always happens at the end that you're always under the gun because of various schedules and all that. — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
There's a series of children's books called A Series of Unfortunate Events, which is like an incredibly dark version of Roald Dahl. I hope… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films. — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
I don't think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
Growing up, my fascination was all things dinosaur, and as an adult, I've had some success making films about aliens, so this is a… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
I play the father in the scene when Will and Tommy go back to Tommy's old apartment. It was a big mistake. I hope… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
