I basically went from finishing 'Venom.' I had a week off with my family. And then went straight into prep on 'Zombieland… — Ruben Fleischer Family Copy Share Image
I feel like there's a true spirit of individuality in Portland that's inherent to the place. — Ruben Fleischer Copy Share Image
I have this horrible habit of just pressing online bookmarks that are at the top of my browser like ad infinitum. — Ruben Fleischer Bookmarks Copy Share Image
Yeah, I feel lucky to have the opportunity to try different things. — Ruben Fleischer Copy Share Image
I work really hard and have rolled up my sleeves for a long time to get the opportunities I've had. — Ruben Fleischer Copy Share Image
Traditionally in zombie movies, one of the main characters dies. — Ruben Fleischer Characters Copy Share Image
I think any opportunity you can to employ some visual technique, go for it. — Ruben Fleischer Copy Share Image
Sometimes in L.A., we get accused of being superficial. I feel like Portland's the opposite, in that there's a greater depth of… — Ruben Fleischer Being Copy Share Image
We didn't want to make a movie that excluded any fans. 'Venom' fans actually are of all ages, and so we wanted… — Ruben Fleischer Copy Share Image
My first job in Hollywood was as a PA in the writers room of 'Dawson's Creek,' and from that early experience on,… — Ruben Fleischer Appreciation Copy Share Image
If you have somebody who can just do everything easily, then it's kind of boring. If you're handcuffed to a chair and… — Ruben Fleischer Copy Share Image
If you've loved a girl your entire life and you've been afraid to tell her, don't wait because you never know what… — Ruben Fleischer Copy Share Image
I have a music-video background, and I feel like the responsibility of a music-video director is to do something that hasn't been… — Ruben Fleischer Cinema Copy Share Image
With '30 Minutes or Less,' there was a conscious decision on my part to make it a little less stylized. I wanted… — Ruben Fleischer Copy Share Image
I've got to give a lot of credit to my cinematographer, Chung-hoon Chung, who is a master and among other things shot… — Ruben Fleischer Cinematographer Copy Share Image
It's like somehow my favorite filmmakers, you know, bounce between genres. Like if you look at a career of somebody like Soderbergh… — Ruben Fleischer Career Copy Share Image
Venom' is a standalone character who has so much attitude, menace and ferocity. He's also really funny in the comics and in… — Ruben Fleischer Attitude Copy Share Image
As far as 'Venom,' we took some license with this because I don't think we know a lot about him from his… — Ruben Fleischer Comic Copy Share Image
What's great about 'Spy Hunter' is that we have an amazing title, an awesome car, and a great theme song, and we… — Ruben Fleischer Amazing Copy Share Image
The mass of Venom. I mean, he's like a big, foreboding, physical presence. Actually, let me correct myself - the eyes, the… — Ruben Fleischer Comic Copy Share Image
I think the filmmakers that I love are ones that cross genres and do different thinks, the way that David O. Russell… — Ruben Fleischer Cinema Copy Share Image
Some time after 'Gangster Squad,' after I'd made a couple other movies, I was like, 'In retrospect that 'Zombieland' experience was about… — Ruben Fleischer Experience Copy Share Image
I'm not as clever as J.J. Abrams and those guys who fill it with all of these things for people to find. — Ruben Fleischer Clever Copy Share Image
I think Jack Nicholson in 'Chinatown' is a very funny character, but I would never call that a comedy. — Ruben Fleischer Character Copy Share Image
I've had a really hard time dealing with 35mm. I greatly prefer HD. — Ruben Fleischer Digital Copy Share Image
Venom is such a great character, it will be fun to see who he tangles with along the way. — Ruben Fleischer Character Copy Share Image
'The Dark Knight' does such a great job of delivering an intense, action-packed film that didn't pull any punches. — Ruben Fleischer Cinema Copy Share Image
I've definitely pitched some viral ideas and do have a pretty good understanding of the Web. — Ruben Fleischer Copy Share Image