I always believed that you can make challenging films, but they should be fiscally responsible. — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Humanizing good people is kind of boring and I don't really see the value in it... humanizing tricky characters is exhilarating, and… — 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
What I do feel is that 'Up in the Air' is the most indicative film of 2009. It is the portrait of 2009. — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
With each one of my films, I'm exploring one of my own issues and I try to expose myself a little in… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I grew up on movie sets, I'm comfortable on sets. A movie set is like a circus. I don't understand why moviemaking… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I don't want to make films that give you the answer. If there is a message to my films - and I… — 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
Unlike with any other art form, filmmakers have this unique web of festivals. There are hundreds. It is a democratic system in… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
And the biggest improvement I see between 'Up in the Air' and 'Juno' and 'Thank You for Smoking' is that 'Up in… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I'm trying to figure myself out through my movies. Whether it's big stuff like what we're doing here, or little stuff like,… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
People want to know if I have a moral standpoint that they should be picking up on, and the truth is, I… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Rian Johnson's 'Looper' is inventive, entertaining, and thought-provoking in every way a movie can be. It is in fact the kind of… — 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...… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
As far as writing, I like watching bad movies. Nothing stops me in my tracks more than watching a great film like… — 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… — 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
There are only so many movies you can direct. And yet there are movies that I want to make sure make it… — 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… — 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… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
When you make a movie, you do it so piecemeal. You're doing it, not only scene by scene, out of order, but… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I remember when I was like 19 years old and I started a desk calendar company to pay for my first short… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Everything I've wanted to turn into a film becomes something new and different when it becomes a movie... Each time I work… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
'Alien' asked ground-breaking questions about eco-politics and female empowerment. 'The Matrix' delved deeper into the concept of perception versus reality than perhaps… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Well, Toronto, I consider to be the birthplace of my films. I've made three films and this is the third one to… — 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
It's easy to get caught up in a moment and think, 'Oh, I've been offered some giant studio film or a superhero… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I'm a believer that people need to understand that filmmaking is not a perfect process for anybody. It is a process in… — 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
When you're young, you want to make every kind of film: musicals, Westerns, horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice.… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I hate movies that tell people what to think. I'm proud that Democrats thought 'Thank You For Smoking' was their film and… — 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
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
I want my movies to be audience experiences. As much as I like Michael Haneke, I'm not going to make a Haneke… — 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
I'm not going to have a perfect career. It's better to be Billy Wilder and make lots of movies and have five… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is finding a piece of granite and you start to chip away and then you have the shape of a head,… — 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
When I think of 'Nightmare on Elm Street,' there was a warmth to those teenagers that I related to. They were not… — 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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![“[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 laugh, and great! - you've succeeded. And then it's "How FAST can I get them to laugh?" "How LONG can I get them to laugh?", "How HARD can I get them to laugh?". And then it…” quote by Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c06/jason-reitman-6741_children_with-comedy-and-wanting-to-make-people-l_192225.jpg)
