I try to just save a fresh, clear head for whoever I'm working with, so hopefully it's helpful that there's someone who doesn't have to sit in the editing room for 12 hours a day, and who's blinded by the massive footage and options that they have. Judd Apatow More Quotes by Judd Apatow More Quotes From Judd Apatow Most people in the world of comedy at least are multi-hyphenates, so people who direct are also writers. Judd Apatow comedy people world My dad was a big fan of comedy. He wanted to be a stand-up. He loved Lenny [Bruce]. He also loved Lord Buckley and jazz and stuff. He was a hipster. My parents were kind of beatnik-y, you know, for Salt Lake City. But my humor, I think, came from wanting to disarm people before they hit me. Judd Apatow hipster dad thinking I've always appreciated people like Graham Parker or Loudon Wainwright III, who spend their entire lives writing songs and working their asses off just to have complete artistic freedom. They're just sharing their lives with you through their music. That's the same kind of work that I'm trying to do, in my own weird way. Judd Apatow writing song people I have to go back to vinyl every once in awhile, even if my kids don't want to hear it. I'm much more likely to be listening to Wilco or the Avett Brothers. Judd Apatow brother listening kids I remember before I did my HBO special, Chris [Rock] screamed at me - in a loving way, but still. He was like, "You need to do 200 shows in a row and a month straight on the road before you even think about recording a special!" And I had literally booked two weeks on the road and then went right into the recording. It put me in a panic, but it also made me work harder and made me realize that everyone works differently, and that's okay. Judd Apatow hbo hard-work thinking When I notice that all the beats sound exactly the same, it starts to wear on me. Judd Apatow beats sound It's funny, now there are so many bands that I can never remember any of their names. Maybe it's because I'm old. Judd Apatow band names remember Maybe you just get so attached to the music of your youth that you think it's better than what's coming out now. Judd Apatow coming-out youth thinking I don't really get attached to anything. I'm pretty brutal about cutting stuff. With each successful movie, I've discovered anything that's not connected to the immediate story is going to be cut out of it. Judd Apatow cutting successful stories Deer are like dogs. Except for Bambi, they're pretty personality-less. Judd Apatow deer personality dog I always thought that Seth [Rogen] was a fun, caustic, bombastic, sweet, underdog-type of person that I would root for the way you used to root for Bill Murray or John Candy in "Stripes." Seth had something that very few people you encounter have: he had a writer's mind and he had his own comic point of view. Judd Apatow views fun sweet No matter how much you love someone, on a bad day, you could say something terrible. All of the little things that you are saving to say, that you're mad about but never express, sometimes come out, all at once. We all have these terrible moments. That's just part of being human. Judd Apatow bad-day mad matter The hard part about getting much attention is that people start dissecting what you do. Judd Apatow dissecting attention people In terms of the emotional underpinning, if you've been in relationships, you understand what's happening. Judd Apatow happenings emotional term I don't want to be ordinary. I'm willing to do the work. I'm willing to suffer the indignities of comedy because I want to be great. I don't want to just be good. I want to be great. Judd Apatow suffering want ordinary A lot of bands that are great disappear a little bit faster than they used to. They don't get as much support for the long haul. You have to be pretty tough to hang in there. Judd Apatow support band long The thing that ruined your life makes you good at your work. And then you get rewarded at work, so you don't bother to fix it in your life. Judd Apatow ruined bother There's nothing more fun than debating and defending your taste in music. Judd Apatow taste-in-music taste fun I love Coldplay. I love Steely Dan - Steely Dan's probably one of my top three bands of all time. Judd Apatow all-time band three I used to scream at everybody at the beginning of my career. I'd get really emotional. I'd project all my issues about my parents and safety onto the executives, so every conversation where they gave a note was life or death and you don't love me. Judd Apatow issues emotional careers
