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 More Quotes by Judd Apatow More Quotes From Judd Apatow In my beginnings, those nos were ever-present-even today, those nos are ever-present-and it's the workaround. I always found a workaround for people who turned their back to me. It's a way of being persistent that makes them take notice. Judd Apatow Some people make movies and think, "Well, I'll just keep asking for more money if this isn't enough." And then there are other people, like Clint Eastwood, who always come in under budget. Judd Apatow asking people thinking I didn't want to be a director for hire. It really just took me a long time to learn how to direct and to feel up to the job. Judd Apatow jobs long directors For me, until I know that the audience really gets what I'm trying to communicate I'm not done. Judd Apatow communicate done trying The Cable Guy was underbudgeted, so it was always a debate about whether we could have more days or certain things that we needed, because the budget was determined before the script was written. So that made it a hard production on everybody. But it's also a funny thing, because it's one of those movies that cost $40 million to make and made $100 million around the world, but at the time, it seemed like a disaster that it didn't make hundreds of millions of dollars, because Jim was on such a tear. But it was actually a successful movie. Judd Apatow funny-things guy successful People like the comedy more when they care about the characters. Judd Apatow care character people If we really talked about what's wrong with you, you'd need a 7-1/2-hour movie and nobody would know what category to put it in! Judd Apatow categories hours needs I think a lot of studios today are run by women, and we are entering a time when a lot of women have evolved in Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade and wanted to become writers and comedians. Judd Apatow cities running thinking To me, I've never understood why there is any question about are women as funny as men. Judd Apatow understood men People talk about universal intelligence ... I'm reticent to believe almost anything, just because my parents weren't religious at all, but that's when I feel it. People talk about being in the "flow." Judd Apatow religious believe people The only thing worse than a crappy TV show which Paddy Chayevsky couldn't have conceived in his worst nightmare is two megacorps fighting over who thought of the crappy show first. Judd Apatow tv-shows fighting two Every day I live by only one rule, be a good guy. Judd Apatow good-guy live-by guy I put on a big show when I write something I think is funny. Judd Apatow bigs writing thinking I remember the Time review [on the Hit and Run]said that there wasn't one laugh in it. And I had watched the movie 50 times with audiences, and it always played great. There was certainly a moment where you could tell the audience was like, "Wow, this is really getting weird." Judd Apatow wow running laughing I always see other people as predecessors and admire them. Judd Apatow predecessors admire people The great thing about Eminem is, he's just hysterical. You forget, people like Eminem because he is riotously funny. And he's a great actor. Judd Apatow actors forget people Well, every movie is an experiment. And the only way you can grow at what you're doing is to take chances. You can't try to stick with what worked last time. Judd Apatow lasts trying way I'm trying to think if there was ever the Lenny Bruce-y, observational, George Carlin kind of magician: "You know what I hate is ..." I don't think that ever existed. Judd Apatow hate trying thinking There are only so many hilarious actors so when they cross-pollinate, people assume it's always the same actors and directors. Judd Apatow actors directors people I love magazines and film critics, so I eat it up. I'm not one of those people who says 'I never read anything.' I generally read all of it. Judd Apatow magazines film-critics people
