I learned that I enjoy directing a lot more than I enjoy writing, which is interesting, because writing is lonely and infamous basically. — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
I like to foster an atmosphere on set of collaboration and openness and risk taking. The beauty is when you have such brilliantly talented… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
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… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
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… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
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… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
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.… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
So, as opposed to getting people in to read the script and read scenes with me, what I wanted to do was sit down… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
I think improvisation is really crucial in terms of making things feel real and authentic. — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
I think actors like to be directed. Actors like to know where they're headed and what they want, so I'm very encouraging. — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
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… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
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… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
In terms of magnifying it and making it plausible, I'm a great believer in truth in comedy. — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
To me, there was an interesting movie to be made about two people who had been on that whirlwind romance and what happens after… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
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… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
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… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
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… — Dan Mazer Copy Share Image
