Back then, you seemed like a crazy person when you were trying to push the boundaries of network TV. People looked at you, and they were offended by the fact that you didn't follow the generic rules of what was expected on network TV. Judd Apatow More Quotes by Judd Apatow More Quotes From Judd Apatow Most comedians weren't great athletes; that was the way they got noticed in high school. Judd Apatow comedianathleteschool Sometimes you need to get away for a few weeks just to figure out who you are again. Judd Apatow weeksometimesneeds I used to tour a little bit with Jim Carrey and help him out on his first Showtime special. Judd Apatow speciallittlesfirsts I bring people on to the movies to type and to help punch up and look at things. But a lot of it is, you want fun people to be around, to put you in a good mood, to try and access your creative place. Judd Apatow creativefunpeople It was always the most fun thing in the world to think of a joke area and talk about it with someone like Jim Carrey, and then he would get on stage fearlessly and tear the house down. That's something I always enjoyed. It also allowed me to not be terrified. Judd Apatow housefunthinking There's something so scary about trying out new material and being completely comfortable jumping into the abyss with a comedic idea. Judd Apatow jumpingscaryideas Every time I perform in front of people, no matter how well it goes, the next day, I feel humiliated. Judd Apatow next-daymatterpeople I wrote on the Grammys, and a few times for Garry Shandling when he was hosting. I couldn't have enjoyed those gigs more, because I would get to collaborate and try to make people I looked up to laugh, but for the most part, when you're as talented as they are, what they really want is someone who can type fast and whose presence makes them feel in the mood to write and spew and be creative, and I was a good person to have in the room. Judd Apatow writinglaughingpeople I wrote for Roseanne. I wrote her stand-up act with her. I wrote with Tom Arnold. There was a period when I was working with them pretty steadily. But I would take brief gigs here and there. Judd Apatow gigshere-and-thereperiods I was bad at sports and picked last every day. I couldn't quite figure out what my role was in the social order, so I decided I was interested in comedy. And what was then interesting was, nobody else was interested in it at all. I didn't find one friend who was interested in comedy until I moved to California and met other comedians. And suddenly I knew hundreds of people who knew as much about SCTV as I did. But it took me 20 years to find those people. Judd Apatow sportspeopleinteresting I like human comedies - or dramedies. More than anything, I'm interested in people just dealing with everyday things that are difficult, and there is more than enough comedy and drama in that. Judd Apatow everydaydramapeople I like working with people on their first movies. I think that you never get that level of effort again. And I think that most people only have a couple of amazing stories from their lives, so you're getting the best of them. Judd Apatow couplepeoplethinking And I like the passion that people have when they're trying to prove they can make a movie or be a movie star. Judd Apatow passiontryingpeople I don't think it matters what the frequency is of me writing or directing a movie. It doesn't really matter to anybody else. I'm just trying to put good things out there. Judd Apatow writingtryingthinking It's a pretty humiliating thing when you get picked last every day in gym class and then at lunchtime all the kids play sports and you get picked last. At the time I just thought, "This is awful," because it defines you as a weak person. It defines you with girls and if you're bad at sports, you get into this funny cycle where the ball never gets to you because now you're in the worst position, you're in deep right field, so you can never prove that you got better, so the cycle lasts forever. Judd Apatow girlsportskids I think my instinct creatively is to make things that are very funny and happy and silly. And in this moment where the world is very scary, I feel like my role is to make people laugh really hard. Judd Apatow sillypeoplethinking When you're making your 20th movie, it might be the 20th most incredible thing that's ever happened to you! Judd Apatow incredibles Right when I started getting solid was when I was offered a lot of writing work. And when The Ben Stiller Show was picked up, I realized there was no way for me to do stand-up three or four nights a week and run this television show with Ben. So that was the moment when I had to make a choice. Judd Apatow writingrunningnight I used to bug all of the comedians for interviews, and when people want to talk to me, sometimes I'm very receptive and sometimes I say no. Sometimes if I say no, I think, "If they're smart, they'll figure out how to not accept this no." Judd Apatow smartpeoplethinking It's a fun idea, to follow a couple very slowly and show every nook and cranny of their relationship. Judd Apatow couplefunideas
