Jon Favreau Browse All Authors Top 36 quotes by Jon Favreau I think 'Chef' is about somebody who's in the middle of his life, and he's kind of lost his passion and his voice, so he seeks out some refinement and redemption. Jon Favreau thinkpassionlifechef I'm of a generation of director that came up understanding special effects. Jon Favreau generationupunderstandingspecial I think the bigger the movie is, the harder it is to maintain the idea of an auteur. You're servicing something beyond just your own vision. Whenever there's a lot of money on the line, it is your responsibility to make sure that you're doing your best to have people not lose their money and to actually win by betting on it. Jon Favreau bestyoumoneypeople I like a naturalism to my dialogue and my comedy. I would rather have a few jokes sail by that might be more subtle than have every single joke hit hard. I would rather the comedy come out of character as opposed to feeling forced. Even if you're giving some laughs up for it. Jon Favreau feelingyoucomedycharacter If you're going to be an R already, you may as well be 'The Hangover,' and you may as well be as shocking as possible, because that's what delivers the most return. Jon Favreau goingwellpossibleyou I think that part of the reason that 'Iron Man' was so successful was that we really chose to break new ground in a new area tonally, cast wise, the way we depict the hero, what his abilities are. It felt fresh in a genre that is beginning to feel stale if it's not done with the proper amount of inspiration and a strong voice or tone. Jon Favreau feelmanherowise People think bigger movies are bad, and that's just not true - there's bad big films, and there's bad little ones. The bad big ones have to make their money back, so they'll push them down your throat, but the little ones just disappear if they're bad. Jon Favreau downthinkmoneypeople I just adored 'Shaun Of The Dead.' That's a true mashup. That's a real Romero-era zombie movie and a real Gen X indie comedy. That was before zombie movies were cool, before 'Zombieland' and 'I Am Legend,' and now it has become a whole sub-genre. Jon Favreau legendi-amcoolcomedy I don't know that a movie like 'Daredevil' did better for having Ben Affleck then 'Spider-Man' did having Tobey Maguire, who was a relative unknown at the time. Jon Favreau betterlikeknowtime Acting is the most fun. I like to do it and it's great that I can still do that, but you know, you don't really have a lot of control over things, so it's real hit or miss. Jon Favreau controlgreatyoufun I don't think I'm egotistical as much as I'm taking responsibility for what I'm putting out there. Jon Favreau outthinkegotisticalresponsibility I find that people... very few people think that what they're doing is bad, and usually the people who think what they're doing is bad it has more to do with guilt. Jon Favreau doingbadthinkpeople The irony is that the more unapologetically sexist men are in movies, the more women tend to be attracted to them in person. Jon Favreau personmovieswomenmen I was the worst extra, I was 'that' guy. I was the guy on the phone trying to get the Oscar for best extra - for best background performance. Jon Favreau phoneperformancebesttrying It would look slightly pathetic if I tried to squeeze back into the Elf tights. Jon Favreau They let me keep this one a secret. Jon Favreau
