It felt scary because there was no auditioning, no rehearsing.
BARRY SONNENFELDMichael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept.
More Barry Sonnenfeld Quotes
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When you’re done shooting, the movie that you’re going to release when you’re done shooting is as bad as it will ever be.
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I don’t believe in leaving a scene in because it was really hard to shoot, or because it’s the reason you took the movie, or because you always wanted to work with an actor . . . If it’s not making the movie work, get rid of it.
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Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he’s a really big star. We were already working with really big stars, but Michael is Michael.
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I’m an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.
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I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.
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And then through editing, and finishing the effects and adding music, you get to make the movie better again. So I’m really hard on myself and on the movie.
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We should all relax about life because you don’t have a clue as to what’s really going on.
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It always happens at the end that you’re always under the gun because of various schedules and all that.
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These movies are like my kids. I just love them to death. Some of them go to Harvard and some of them can barely graduate high school.
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By definition a sequel can’t be original. So you’ve got to figure out what worked the first time around.
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They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.
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I haven’t read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.
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The first cut I do is usually between five and 10 minutes shorter then the cut that we release.
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And to use my particular sense of humor, and hear people laughing, without me having to stand up in front of an audience and tell jokes.
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I was seeing a lot of really good things about Get Shorty when it came out, and my wife pointed out that if you validate the good reviews, you also have to validate the bad reviews.
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