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> [For us, we just start with the character. We think of Stifler, and that usually just leads to something that's outrageous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/for-us-we-just-start-with-the-character-we-think-of-stifler-and-that/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

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## More by Jon Hurwitz

> [ One of the things that we love most about our comedy \[ American Reunion\] is that it goes all-out. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/one-of-the-things-that-we-love-most-about-our-comedy-american-reunion/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

> [That's the fun of going to a high school reunion: it's seeing the people who you were close to all those years ago, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/that-s-the-fun-of-going-to-a-high-school-reunion-it-s-seeing-the/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

> [Thats the fun of going to a high school reunion: its seeing the people who you were close to all those years ago, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/thats-the-fun-of-going-to-a-high-school-reunion-its-seeing-the-people/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

> [For us, we just start with the character. We think of Stifler, and that usually just leads to something that's outrageous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/for-us-we-just-start-with-the-character-we-think-of-stifler-and-that/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

> [A lot of our favorite comedies in general are usually directed by writers, whether or not they wrote the original script themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/a-lot-of-our-favorite-comedies-in-general-are-usually-directed-by/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

> [I think Oz is the type of show that makes you turn away in fear and in horror, so for a television show, thats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/i-think-oz-is-the-type-of-show-that-makes-you-turn-away-in-fear-and/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

> [We were with Hayden Schlossberg enormous fans of that first American Pie. We were in college when it came out, and we watched it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/we-were-with-hayden-schlossberg-enormous-fans-of-that-first-american/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

> [When we approached the project, the very first thing we did was take each character and say, "Okay, where would this character be?" We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/when-we-approached-the-project-the-very-first-thing-we-did-was-take/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

> [When you start and you're taking the character seriously, it's going to lead down a variety of paths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-hurwitz/when-you-start-and-you-re-taking-the-character-seriously-it-s-going/)

[Jon Hurwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-hurwitz/)

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