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Peter Farrelly

(1956) Film Director United States

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Peter Farrelly is a film director from the United States, best known for Outside Providence.

Quick Facts About Peter Farrelly

Born: December 17, 1956
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Director
Notable works: Outside Providence

About Peter Farrelly

Peter John Farrelly is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing quirky comedy and romantic comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber; Shallow Hal; Me, Myself and Irene; There's Something About Mary; and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture National Board of Review Award for Best Film

Quotes by Peter Farrelly

If I was not allowed to mention that I was in the film industry, I could go six months without getting a…

Cinema

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Don't ever rob a bank. Enjoy life. Have fun. Choose to be happy now; don't wait until you're 'successful,' because honestly, I…

Bucks

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There is a point you can definitely lose the audience and sometimes you don't know where it is.

Audience

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We've had no problems with the actors, but we keep a really loose set.

Actor

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There are a lot of laughs in this movie, but it's not just about the laughs. It's really about the story, about…

About

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I always loved Kate Winslet, but after you meet her you really love her because she's a cool chick.

Chicks

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With all of my films if I get one bad review and a bunch of good reviews the bad one is the…

Bunch

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The guy I've never worked with that is pissing me off is Tom Hanks. I want to work with Tom Hanks more…

Guy

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I know this is silly, it's shallow, it's bad, I wish I wasn't this way-but if I meet a girl with no…

Bigger

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I always take kind of a zen view of casting and I really don't remember people who passed. I kind of turn…

Casting

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Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If…

Actors

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I know guys. I know the way they think.

Guy

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You know, I'm not sure I ever even had a blind date!

Blind

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Everything's a lot easier when you work with someone you know just about as well as you know yourself.

Easier

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I do know this: When somebody has to look great on the screen, that's the death of funny.

Death

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Nine out of 10 times these guys will hit it-they'll be on something incredibly funny, but one out of 10, two out…

Actor

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They're happy to be Siamese twins. They feel blessed. But the rest of us have to go through the world alone. And…

Attitude

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Usually, you can shoot a movie in 10 or 12 weeks.

Movie

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We really love all sports, but we don't think in the long term. The reason we did Kingpin was because there was…

Long

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Anybody who is a fan of any team is going to recognize themselves in this.

Fans

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If you work with Jim Carrey, you're working with the best.

Jim carrey

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You can't control the way people are going to describe you.

People

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To the critics: You always complain that Hollywood never gives you new stuff, and then when you get it, you flip out.…

Complaining

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Movie 43 is about the hardest R Rated comedy ever.

Comedy

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I think comedy in the last 5-7 years is as good as it's ever been in America. I like it when people…

America

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