There is something about being a director where, for me personally, I get to . . . it's the closest I'll ever come to being able to be a stand up. And to use my particular sense of humor, and… — 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 or might not work, I don't even put it in the director's cut. And usually it's the studio suggesting I put stuff back in, as opposed to studios saying, "You got to lose 40 minutes," they… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share
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 move. And in each case they moved up their camera operator to be the DP, which really meant they didn't want to give up being the DP, and really wanted to do both. And my feeling… — Barry Sonnenfeld Copy Share
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
