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> [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 then through editing, and finishing the effects and adding music, you get to make the movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/when-you-re-done-shooting-the-movie-that-you-re-going-to-release-when/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

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## More by Barry Sonnenfeld

> [I really wanted Michael Jackson to be in the first Men in Black, but he didn't want to be considered as an alien!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/i-really-wanted-michael-jackson-to-be-in-the-first-men-in-black-but/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/the-first-cut-i-do-is-usually-between-five-and-10-minutes-shorter/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [There is something about being a director where, for me personally, I get to . . . it's the closest I'll ever come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/there-is-something-about-being-a-director-where-for-me-personally-i/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/when-you-re-done-shooting-the-movie-that-you-re-going-to-release-when/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [When I move from being a cameraman to being a director I looked at a lot of other cameramen who tried to make the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/when-i-move-from-being-a-cameraman-to-being-a-director-i-looked-at-a/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [The weird thing is that I hate to fly, and the quote that I give people is that every time I get off a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/the-weird-thing-is-that-i-hate-to-fly-and-the-quote-that-i-give/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [It always happens at the end that you're always under the gun because of various schedules and all that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/it-always-happens-at-the-end-that-you-re-always-under-the-gun-because/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/there-s-a-series-of-children-s-books-called-a-series-of-unfortunate/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/i-m-an-unusual-director-in-that-my-cut-is-usually-shorter-then-the/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/i-don-t-think-will-does-get-upstaged-because-his-reaction-is-always/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/growing-up-my-fascination-was-all-things-dinosaur-and-as-an-adult-i/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/i-play-the-father-in-the-scene-when-will-and-tommy-go-back-to-tommy-s/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/they-want-to-let-the-audience-figure-things-out-and-let-the-reaction/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/i-don-t-believe-in-leaving-a-scene-in-because-it-was-really-hard-to/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

> [We should all relax about life because you don't have a clue as to what's really going on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/we-should-all-relax-about-life-because-you-don-t-have-a-clue-as-to/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

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