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title: "17 Want Quotes By Jason Reitman"
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> [I want my audiences to be as open-minded as my characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-want-my-audiences-to-be-as-open-minded-as-my-characters/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [I'm not Michael Moore. I think Michael Moore wants to tell you how to think. He wants to give you answers. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-m-not-michael-moore-i-think-michael-moore-wants-to-tell-you-how-to/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [People want to know if I have a moral standpoint that they should be picking up on, and the truth is, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/people-want-to-know-if-i-have-a-moral-standpoint-that-they-should-be/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [And over the course of the last six years, as I've directed more features and commercials, I've become better at articulating exactly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/and-over-the-course-of-the-last-six-years-as-i-ve-directed-more/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [I don't want to make films that give you the answer. If there is a message to my films - and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-don-t-want-to-make-films-that-give-you-the-answer-if-there-is-a/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [There are only so many movies you can direct. And yet there are movies that I want to make sure make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/there-are-only-so-many-movies-you-can-direct-and-yet-there-are-movies/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [Everyone wants to be loved; everyone wants to know where they're going in life; everyone wants to have a sense of direction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/everyone-wants-to-be-loved-everyone-wants-to-know-where-they-re-going/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [I want my movies to be audience experiences. As much as I like Michael Haneke, I'm not going to make a Haneke…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-want-my-movies-to-be-audience-experiences-as-much-as-i-like-michael/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [Comedy and horror are cousins; they're related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/comedy-and-horror-are-cousins-they-re-related-they-both-come-from/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [I think romance is a tool, comedy is a tool and drama is a tool. I really just want to tell stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-think-romance-is-a-tool-comedy-is-a-tool-and-drama-is-a-tool-i/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [As far as writing, I like watching bad movies. Nothing stops me in my tracks more than watching a great film like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/as-far-as-writing-i-like-watching-bad-movies-nothing-stops-me-in-my/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [I don't consider myself bossy, but I do know what I want. You know, I have a gut feeling about a piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-don-t-consider-myself-bossy-but-i-do-know-what-i-want-you-know-i/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [Growing up sucks, doesn't it? I understand why people wouldn't want to get old - but it'd be one thing if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/growing-up-sucks-doesn-t-it-i-understand-why-people-wouldn-t-want-to/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [It's easy to get caught up in a moment and think, 'Oh, I've been offered some giant studio film or a superhero…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/it-s-easy-to-get-caught-up-in-a-moment-and-think-oh-i-ve-been-offered/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [When you're young, you want to make every kind of film: musicals, Westerns, horror. Slowly you begin to hear your own voice.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/when-you-re-young-you-want-to-make-every-kind-of-film-musicals/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [Most people are nostalgic in a way that they're fond of the past, but they still are happy that they are where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/most-people-are-nostalgic-in-a-way-that-they-re-fond-of-the-past-but/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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> [Growing up the son of a director has made me very aware of the various turns that a directing career can take.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/growing-up-the-son-of-a-director-has-made-me-very-aware-of-the/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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## Other authors on Want

## More by Jason Reitman

> [When I write a film, all I think about is where the thing ends and how to get the audience there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/when-i-write-a-film-all-i-think-about-is-where-the-thing-ends-and-how/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-think-it-s-a-mistake-for-young-filmmakers-to-just-buy-digital/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> ['Election' is a movie I'd give a leg to cross the director's name out and put mine in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/election-is-a-movie-i-d-give-a-leg-to-cross-the-director-s-name-out/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [It’s funny, I can sit through the worst horror film ever made! But even a quite good romantic comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/it-s-funny-i-can-sit-through-the-worst-horror-film-ever-made-but-even/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/things-like-facebook-have-made-you-feel-as-though-you-re-connected-to/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [It's funny, I can sit through the worst horror film ever made but even a quite good romantic comedy can drive me nuts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/it-s-funny-i-can-sit-through-the-worst-horror-film-ever-made-but-even-2/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-laugh-a-lot-in-horror-films-if-i-m-scared-in-a-horror-film-i-try-to/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-used-to-have-a-group-called-bad-movie-saturday-every-saturday-six/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [ “\[With comedy and wanting to make people laugh,\] when you're a child, all you want is ANY kind of laugh. You get them to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/with-comedy-and-wanting-to-make-people-laugh-when-you-re-a-child-all/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/from-the-onset-of-the-live-read-series-we-wanted-to-hit-all-the-major/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/there-certainly-is-no-secret-in-that-there-are-plenty-of-people-who/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/creating-a-wonderful-drama-is-an-art-form-while-comedy-is-just/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [Most people see a documentary about the meat industry and then they become a vegetarian for a week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/most-people-see-a-documentary-about-the-meat-industry-and-then-they/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [Discover how little you know about the people you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/discover-how-little-you-know-about-the-people-you-know/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

> [I'm a kind of private guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-reitman/i-m-a-kind-of-private-guy/)

[Jason Reitman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-reitman/)

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