When I look at 'Napoleon Dynamite”s style I'm reminded of how I spoke when I was an eight-year-old boy. It was just like capturing the essence of, 'Duh!' It was just like the stuff that I would say when I was like eight, nine, ten years old. Jason Reitman More Quotes by Jason Reitman More Quotes From Jason Reitman Growing up sucks, doesn't it? I understand why people wouldn't want to get old - but it'd be one thing if we became a culture obsessed with eating right, doing yoga, going to therapy and becoming at one with ourselves. That be great. But we don't do that. We seem to be obsessed with all the wrong ways to stay young. Jason Reitman growing-up yoga people I grew up on movie sets, I'm comfortable on sets. A movie set is like a circus. I don't understand why moviemaking has to be such an insane environment. Jason Reitman circus environment insane I don't consider myself bossy, but I do know what I want. You know, I have a gut feeling about a piece of material, but I've never envisioned myself as the director on top of the hill with a megaphone in my hand, screaming at 1,000 extras. Jason Reitman pieces feelings hands There are only so many movies you can direct. And yet there are movies that I want to make sure make it to the screen in as honest a way as possible. Jason Reitman honest want way Really, it's the director's job to disappear and allow the movie to just feel. Jason Reitman movie jobs directors My writing voice is very much like 'Thank You for Smoking.' It's a guy's voice. It's very masculine. Jason Reitman voice writing thank-you When it comes to casting, I've been so lucky. I've worked with unbelievable actors who make me look better than I am and take the written word and make it honest. Jason Reitman lucky actors looks There certainly is no secret in that there are plenty of people who don't like plenty of my movies. Each one of my films is personal; each one of my films is emotionally autobiographical. And I like directors who do that. With each one of my films, I'm exploring one of my own issues and I try to expose myself a little in the film. Jason Reitman movies myself my-own people
