Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it… — 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… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
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
They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh. — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
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,… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
We should all relax about life because you don't have a clue as to what's really going on. — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share Image
