Ivan Reitman Quotes

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• I call it like the domino theory of reality. If you can go one step at a time and it seems to make sense, you…
• Everybody says how hard comedy is, but, when it comes time to honor things, whether it's on a weekly critical basis or whether it's award…
• I always see things that I can improve. But frankly with Stripes, I'm surprised at how effective it is, even today, and how vibrant that…
• I always thought that Bill Murray was one of the great actors that I've worked with. And I've worked with all kinds of people who…
• I don't think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse.
• I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose…
• I don't think there will be another Ghostbusters. I think we're all too old to do it. I think we've done it a couple times…
• We got some devastating reviews on Animal House at the start.
• Then my first film was something called Cannibal Girls, which sounds like a horror movie but was actually kind of a goofy comedy with horror…
• My first student film was Orientation, which was basically the set-up for Animal House. There are a couple of scenes that we later borrowed in…
• A good actor is someone who knows how to take the part and make it real and make it honest and be effective in it.…
• I never like to do parodies. I never do. It's just not my style of comedy.
• Movies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we work very hard. To achieve that kind of work…
• My sense is, I think it's okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career.
• I'd always been a science fiction enthusiast.
• I've always been a fan of science fiction films, and I've never been able to put my particular spin on it.
• I love horror and sci-fi.
• In a comedy it helps enhance things that were already there.
• It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.
• The home viewing experience is slightly different and there's room for these kinds of extra excursions.

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