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> [The worst thing you can do as a comedy director is be on set and think of something ridiculous, or an actor comes up to you with something ridiculous, and you say 'No, no that's too much.' Let's not worry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/the-worst-thing-you-can-do-as-a-comedy-director-is-be-on-set-and/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c41/todd-phillips-10339_actor_the-worst-thing-you-can-do-as-a-comedy-d_231884.jpg)

## More by Todd Phillips

> [I just thinks it's interesting what it takes an actor to find their characters through the wardrobe, or the hair, or the way a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/i-just-thinks-it-s-interesting-what-it-takes-an-actor-to-find-their/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [I remember that when I got to NYU, everyone was writing scripts. But I was 18 at the time, and when you write a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/i-remember-that-when-i-got-to-nyu-everyone-was-writing-scripts-but-i/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [I think people like comedies and I think concept driven comedies seem to be working when it's a clear concept and you deliver funny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/i-think-people-like-comedies-and-i-think-concept-driven-comedies-seem/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [With comedy especially, it feels like such a clear-cut thing to be a writer-director. There is so much nuance and tone in a comedy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/with-comedy-especially-it-feels-like-such-a-clear-cut-thing-to-be-a/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [The worst thing you can do as a comedy director is be on set and think of something ridiculous, or an actor comes up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/the-worst-thing-you-can-do-as-a-comedy-director-is-be-on-set-and/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [It's heartbreaking when you hear a kid buying a ticket for... I don't know, whatever movie you're up against. And you see them sneaking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/it-s-heartbreaking-when-you-hear-a-kid-buying-a-ticket-for-i-don-t/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [There's a darkness under 'The Hangover' because ultimately there's a missing person and it's not really that funny. There's a sort of darkness under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/there-s-a-darkness-under-the-hangover-because-ultimately-there-s-a/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [I think that 'Hangover II' is as funny as 'The Hangover I,' honest to God, but I think that it's a little bit darker,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/i-think-that-hangover-ii-is-as-funny-as-the-hangover-i-honest-to-god/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [I just love the look of film. But I have nothing against HD.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/i-just-love-the-look-of-film-but-i-have-nothing-against-hd/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [I really got into filmmaking through photography.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/i-really-got-into-filmmaking-through-photography/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [Comedy is so subjective. You could be in a room with 400 people laughing at a joke and you could just not think it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/comedy-is-so-subjective-you-could-be-in-a-room-with-400-people/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [I never had a ton of male friends and it's always been something that's really interesting to me, what brings guys together? The bonding.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/i-never-had-a-ton-of-male-friends-and-it-s-always-been-something-that/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [I was raised by my mom. She taught me how to be a gentleman; nobody in the movies taught me. I think people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/i-was-raised-by-my-mom-she-taught-me-how-to-be-a-gentleman-nobody-in/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [Reality television hasn't killed documentaries, because there are so many great documentaries still being made, but it certainly has changed the landscape. There is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/reality-television-hasn-t-killed-documentaries-because-there-are-so/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

> [I think reviewers have become particularly venomous because, in a way, the power has been sucked from them. A 15-year-old can write a review…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-phillips/i-think-reviewers-have-become-particularly-venomous-because-in-a-way/)

[Todd Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-phillips/)

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