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> [So, as opposed to getting people in to read the script and read scenes with me, what I wanted to do was sit down and chat to these people and just say, "Okay. Do you share my sense of humor?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/so-as-opposed-to-getting-people-in-to-read-the-script-and-read-scenes/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

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## More by Dan Mazer

> [I like to foster an atmosphere on set of collaboration and openness and risk taking. The beauty is when you have such brilliantly talented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/i-like-to-foster-an-atmosphere-on-set-of-collaboration-and-openness/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [I don't want to sound arrogant and say that I know everything about directing and I've got it cracked, but it was just all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/i-don-t-want-to-sound-arrogant-and-say-that-i-know-everything-about/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [I've been on lots of film sets. I've produced films and written films and been around, so it wasn't my first rodeo in terms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/i-ve-been-on-lots-of-film-sets-i-ve-produced-films-and-written-films/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [It's incredibly easy as a director to be egotistical. Of course, it is because you have 200 people on set every day listening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/it-s-incredibly-easy-as-a-director-to-be-egotistical-of-course-it-is/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [My casting process was slightly different and slightly interesting insofar as I knew everybody could act. That's something you've seen. You know people can.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/my-casting-process-was-slightly-different-and-slightly-interesting/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [So, as opposed to getting people in to read the script and read scenes with me, what I wanted to do was sit down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/so-as-opposed-to-getting-people-in-to-read-the-script-and-read-scenes/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [I think improvisation is really crucial in terms of making things feel real and authentic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/i-think-improvisation-is-really-crucial-in-terms-of-making-things/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [I think actors like to be directed. Actors like to know where they're headed and what they want, so I'm very encouraging.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/i-think-actors-like-to-be-directed-actors-like-to-know-where-they-re/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [And then, movie-wise, I'm writing a couple of things. They're all comedies. It's the only way I know. I'm also being sent scripts, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/and-then-movie-wise-i-m-writing-a-couple-of-things-they-re-all/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [It's tough to make funny films. And the truth is, with this process, especially if you write your own movie, then you're giving three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/it-s-tough-to-make-funny-films-and-the-truth-is-with-this-process/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [In terms of magnifying it and making it plausible, I'm a great believer in truth in comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/in-terms-of-magnifying-it-and-making-it-plausible-i-m-a-great/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [To me, there was an interesting movie to be made about two people who had been on that whirlwind romance and what happens after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/to-me-there-was-an-interesting-movie-to-be-made-about-two-people-who/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [I know what I want. I try and convey that at the beginning and set that out, but within those parameters, I'm very happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/i-know-what-i-want-i-try-and-convey-that-at-the-beginning-and-set/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [With directing, your day is done. When you hit seven o'clock, it's "Cut." That's what it is. For better or worse, that's what you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/with-directing-your-day-is-done-when-you-hit-seven-o-clock-it-s-cut/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

> [You sit down in the morning on your own to write something. You get to the end of the day and it's not like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-mazer/you-sit-down-in-the-morning-on-your-own-to-write-something-you-get-to/)

[Dan Mazer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-mazer/)

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