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> [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 not to be in the next movie I direct.](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/)

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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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