Robert B. Weide

Writing, to me, conjures up a physical act, like running or eating.

— Robert B. Weide

I like to make films about my heroes.

— Robert B. Weide

In the States I got asked to do every TV show.

— Robert B. Weide

I'm always looking to move on to the next thing.

— Robert B. Weide

A lot of British comedy feels foreign rather than feeling universal.

— Robert B. Weide

I think directors who care about their work should be invested.

— Robert B. Weide

It's not writing in the traditional sense, but I've always said that the writing process continues on the set and even into…

— Robert B. Weide

Ask any lawyer - if a prosecutor thinks he can win a case, he'll prosecute it.

— Robert B. Weide

Kurt Vonnegut and I - it's not an exaggeration to say we were best friends. And I grew up just idolizing him.

— Robert B. Weide

If you listen to Howard Stern, go back and listen to Lenny Bruce, so you can hear what real talent is.

— Robert B. Weide

How do you tell a story that you're a part of without it being a big ego trip?

— Robert B. Weide

I feel like a lot of the guys who are trying to do political or socially relevant humor just haven't figured out…

— Robert B. Weide

I have some kind of knack for getting to know or becoming very close with people I've long admired.

— Robert B. Weide

In the States anything dealing with religion, people go nuts, because they are nuts.

— Robert B. Weide

Everybody always asks me what the big surprises were that I discovered about Woody and I never have a good stock answer…

— Robert B. Weide

A few months ago, a friend emailed to simply ask, 'Do you get a piece of this?' The message included a link…

— Robert B. Weide

I hate to sound like someone twice my age talking about these comics today and all that, but it's as though their…

— Robert B. Weide

I think people take their behavioural tips from everyone else. So, if the director is calm and the lead actors are calm,…

— Robert B. Weide

In any movie, there are a number of scenes that get cut in an effort to keep the film from running too…

— Robert B. Weide

It took me little more than two years to complete my film, 'Woody Allen: A Documentary.' I conducted hours of filmed interviews…

— Robert B. Weide

The documentaries are one thing - I was highlighting someone else's work, someone else's genius. Once I had to find my own…

— Robert B. Weide

I don't know that Michael J Fox had done anything prior to that 'Curb' episode where he got to comically play up…

— Robert B. Weide

I've done documentaries and TV for six years but this was my first feature as director, so there were moments when I'd…

— Robert B. Weide

On 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' I remember that sometime in Season 3, there was a Yiddish phrase, 'Kinahura,' and a friend of mine…

— Robert B. Weide

There are different levels of fame. There are the polite fans who quietly and respectfully approach you and ask for an autograph…

— Robert B. Weide

If you're watching comedy movies, go back and check out the Marx Brothers in 'Duck Soup,' or Buster Keaton in 'The General,'…

— Robert B. Weide

I consider myself allergic to gossip and tabloids, and go out of my way to avoid them.

— Robert B. Weide

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - one can believe in Woody Allen's innocence without presuming Dylan Farrow to…

— Robert B. Weide

Sit down at your computer or open your nearest mobile device and Google these words: 'Directed by.' What's the first predictive text…

— Robert B. Weide

When it came to the on-camera TV stuff, I'd be standing next to the director, my friend, and he'd be asked a…

— Robert B. Weide

For me, it was never a choice not to play the game because I was never attracted to it in the first…

— Robert B. Weide

The catch in the industry is that if you want to get a picture made for little money, you have to get…

— Robert B. Weide

When I came to England I was quite surprised to see that you people have it too. But why people are so…

— Robert B. Weide

I am a little wary of entering another situation where I would just be another director for hire and I've been doing…

— Robert B. Weide

Somehow I got a hold of an address for Vonnegut shortly after making the Marx Brothers film. Vonnegut wrote back, saying that…

— Robert B. Weide

My paid gigs allow me to pay for my documentaries, like a drug habit, I suppose. If I'm lucky enough to be…

— Robert B. Weide

One weekend, I was driving and in the car next to me on the freeway was a guy who looked like a…

— Robert B. Weide

People in the States live for finding something they can lose their minds over. They have nothing else going on. They watch…

— Robert B. Weide