I think, in a film that's supposed to last an hour and a half, I think you have to really pay attention… — Jay Chandrasekhar Attention Copy Share Image
What I do when I act and direct is I do a small version, go a little bigger, do a medium one,… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
I think romantic comedies in general are marketed towards women, and I think men are half the romance, so why not have… — Jay Chandrasekhar Comedies Copy Share Image
If I were in charge of the Olympics, I would probably try to put something for the javelin guy to aim at.… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
Filmmaking, at the end of the day, is really - in addition to the story and all of the equipment and the… — Jay Chandrasekhar Cinema Copy Share Image
There has been a stigma around letting movies be seen on home screens on the same day as theatrical screens. Universal said… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
I remember walking into the editing room when I was a junior in college, and I watched the guy make cuts, and… — Jay Chandrasekhar Amazing Copy Share Image
I'm from Chicago. And I was an actor in high school and college, and I wanted to see if I could make… — Jay Chandrasekhar Actor Copy Share Image
If you want to provide for your family, maybe show business is not a high degree of success. You will need to… — Jay Chandrasekhar Business Copy Share Image
History is ultimately storytelling. I think the more stories you write in life - and I've written a lot of screenplays, a… — Jay Chandrasekhar History Copy Share Image
'Super Troopers' did well but not crazy-well theatrically. But it did so well after that it - in ancillary markets - that… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
Look at the opening sequence of 'The Blues Brothers,' which starts at the prison. The way it was filmed, it does not… — Jay Chandrasekhar Blues Copy Share Image
I think there's a pedigree that comes with being from Chicago that gives you some cache outside of L.A. and New York,… — Jay Chandrasekhar Being Copy Share Image
A lot of the original people on 'SNL' came through Chicago - and Toronto, I'm sure - but Chicago was the center… — Jay Chandrasekhar Chicago Copy Share Image
Whether I'm performing or directing, I'm aways thinking about rhythm; sometimes it's nailing the right rhythm, and sometimes it's intentionally breaking the… — Jay Chandrasekhar Funny Copy Share Image
A lot of people come from small towns, and they come here wondering 'Can I really make it in Hollywood?' When I… — Jay Chandrasekhar Chicago Copy Share Image
The film you know as 'Super Troopers' is a film that almost didn't happen. The script was originally commissioned and developed by… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
The thing about our movies is, we write thirty drafts. That's a very detailed script. Which means that if you try to… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
When Broken Lizard writes a movie, we reject everything that doesn't have five guys as leads, so it needs to be cops… — Jay Chandrasekhar Basketball Copy Share Image
There used to be lots of legitimate independent distributors: Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Lionsgate, Warner Independent, Focus Features, Paramount Vantage, Picturehouse and Fine… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
Growing up, I was the only Indian kid around for miles, so I ached to belong. I had a neighborhood pack of… — Jay Chandrasekhar Baseball Copy Share Image
I myself downloaded and watched 'The Wire,' 'Breaking Bad,' 'Downton Abbey,' 'Mad Men' and 'The Walking Dead' on my iPad while walking… — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
