Jay Roach

You could get in rehearsals, pre-production, anything that would actually contribute to the understanding of how a film gets made. I actually…

— Jay Roach

But I always reassure them that as far as my contractual rights can go, I will protect them and make sure that…

— Jay Roach

That's why we had Louis C.K. portray the harder line Communist, to accuse [Dalton] Trumbo of being a hypocrite.

— Jay Roach

It was an interesting process trying to get Bob to talk about the film because he's such a shy person. He generally…

— Jay Roach

The commentary track became a lot like the movie and there are some funny, long, awkward pauses that you can tell we're…

— Jay Roach

For Bryan [Cranston ] to go back in time and become this larger-than-life and somewhat theatrical guy, who performed his ideas and…

— Jay Roach

When Dalton Trumbo and his friends joined the Communist Party it was 1943, and Russia was our ally in World War II.…

— Jay Roach

We had to do the same thing here. To top that sequel was quite a task. Mike had a couple of good…

— Jay Roach

I figure if it's turns out well the film will have its own momentum and will carry into the video release. So…

— Jay Roach

[Dalton] Trumbo wrote this incredible pamphlet, almost on the level of Tom Paine's 'Common Sense,' called 'The Time of the Toad.' It's…

— Jay Roach

People are willing to throw our civilization under the bus to discredit the existing system, without any proposed solution to the problems…

— Jay Roach

I was very interested in politics in college and was heading to be a lawyer. I have a degree in economics and…

— Jay Roach

I like to shoot a lot of choices. I like a lot of stuff - and so I push to go faster,…

— Jay Roach

Sometimes perfecting the one thing can be the enemy of getting any traction on anything else.

— Jay Roach

Mini-Me was the pint sized clone that was the perpetuation of Dr. Evil's own legacy [in Austin Powers]. That concept earned the…

— Jay Roach

I just always look for stuff that has a character-driven thing.

— Jay Roach

On the other track I got to talk with Jon Poll, my editor, and we go into more detail about the decisions…

— Jay Roach

I love Dr. Evil [from Austin Powers] as a walking, talking, narcissistic manifestation of everything screwed up about human existence - his…

— Jay Roach

I was always interested in the larger picture, I was pre-law in college, and had a degree in economics. I was very…

— Jay Roach

The success of the second 'Austin Powers' caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a…

— Jay Roach

When Ben Carson said that he would remove all federal funding for universities that had 'extreme political bias.' Who would decide what…

— Jay Roach

Hedda Hopper was a better direct opponent to [Dalton] Trumbo. We wanted to use Trumbo's battles to represent the larger battles, so…

— Jay Roach

Dalton Trumbo was obsessed with justice.

— Jay Roach

I hope I can now use my ability to communicate, without being too precious or serious. It's good to have some levity,…

— Jay Roach

Even modern wars are fought like revenge tales from some petty grievance.

— Jay Roach