Most people see a documentary about the meat industry and then they become a vegetarian for a week. — 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
Too many people believe in that [Alfred] Hitchcock thing that he only shot exactly the shots he needed for the dialogue he… — 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
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
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
I'm equally guilty of using technology - I Twitter, I text people, I chat. But I think there's something strangely insidious about… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
Growing up sucks, doesn't it? I understand why people wouldn't want to get old - but it'd be one thing if we… — 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 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
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
Most people are nostalgic in a way that they're fond of the past, but they still are happy that they are where… — 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
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
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 hear the way people talk about the children of famous people. They're not treated very well. The presumptions are usually quite… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I think romance is a tool, comedy is a tool and drama is a tool. I really just want to tell stories… — 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
![“Too many people believe in that [Alfred] Hitchcock thing that he only shot exactly the shots he needed for the dialogue he needed and I think that's bullshit, even if that was true for that singular filmmaker.” quote by Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8bb/jason-reitman-6741_believe_too-many-people-believe-in-that-alfred-h_1674599.jpg)
![“The first thing I say when people ask what's the difference [between doing TV and film], is that film has an ending and TV doesn't. When I write a film, all I think about is where the thing ends and how to get the audience there. And in television, it can't end. You need the audience to return the…” quote by Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1e3/jason-reitman-6741_asks_the-first-thing-i-say-when-people-ask-wh_1867056.jpg)
![“[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)
