“Because also, sometimes things that are really funny on the day, when you look at them in post can feel too broad, you know? Sometimes not, but it's kind of weird how that can change.” KnowsFeelsLooksKindSometimesPostsBroads Author:Nicholas Stoller
“I mean I certainly like when I'm like talking to people I'm like what did you think, what did you think, what did you think? You know that's always in the back of my head.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMeanTalkingYou Think You Know Author:Nicholas Stoller
“And also, I'm most comfortable with like two people just sitting and talking about their feeling, you know, in a room with like two cameras and that's it. And I wanted to do something where there was like action and running and you know crowd scenes and big set pieces and certainly did a lot of that, so yeah.” PeopleKnowsTwoFeelingsBigsRunningActionWantedRoomsTalkingPiecesSceneComfortableSittingCamerasYeahCrowds Author:Nicholas Stoller
“The Lampoon was definitely quite formative. You know there's a crazy like kind of network of comedy writers from The Lampoon that are, that kind of you know like Seinfeld and The Simpsons and a lot of shows kind of had a lot of kind of Lampoon writers and so that was very formative. I mean, to me I got interested in comedy writing at an early like reading like Dave Barry.” KnowsWritingKindMeanShowsReadingComedyCrazyDaveComedy Writing Author:Nicholas Stoller
“I remember reading Dave Barry for the first time and being like oh my God I can't believe you can do this. Watching Mel Brooks and Monty Python and SNL and all that stuff really informed me as a writer and then at high school I started a satire magazine and the college like The Lampoon really introduced me to like you know a lot of very like-minded people who really wanted to like comedy was the center of their lives.” PeopleKnowsFirstsBelieveI CanWantedSchoolRememberReadingStuffCan DoComedyCollegeLike YouHigh SchoolFirst TimeMagazinesSatireBrooksDaveBelieve You CanPythonSnlMonty Author:Nicholas Stoller
“And writing comedy and it really taught me how to kind of like craft jokes, it sounds like weird but really focus on crafting jokes and trying to make the writing really sharp. At the same time I did improv comedy in college, and that helped with understanding the performance aspect of comedy, you know, because it's different when you improv something vs. when you write it and they're both kind of part of my process now.” KnowsWritingTryingKindDifferentProcessUnderstandingSoundComedyFocusTaughtCollegeJokesAspectPerformancesCraftsWriting ComedyImprov Comedy Author:Nicholas Stoller
“And then afterwards I worked in advertising for a year which taught me about writing even when you don't want to (laughter) because there's never a moment that you want to write about an Erickson cell phone but you have to. And that's really important you know obviously for the...like if you really want to write, you have to write every day no matter how you feel or you know. And then, yeah, and then I ended up working in TV and then from TV into movies and then directing, so.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsWritingYearsImportantMatterMomentsTaughtTvsLaughterYeahPhonesAdvertisingCellsNow And ThenCell PhoneHow You Feel Author:Nicholas Stoller
“And I watch all the dailies and I grade the jokes or the moments, you know, on a scale from... so I know exactly what we have. And so I can then go into the editing room and be like "I want you to do this moment, this moment, this joke, that joke. I'd like to see 3 versions."” KnowsWantI CanMomentsRoomsWatchesJokesScalesVersionsGradesI Want YouEditing Author:Nicholas Stoller
“When I was writing the script I thought he is this guy. I really hoped...I kept imagining him as that guy. And then he came in to audition and I was really nervous because I really wanted him to do Greek, you know? And he...I didn't know who else I could cast. And he was amazing in the audition. Really funny.” KnowsWritingWantedGuyScriptsCastsNervousGreekAuditionsThis GuyThat Guy Author:Nicholas Stoller
“Every video you see in the movie we have an entire video of it that will be on the DVD, so the whole video for African Child, the whole video for Super Tight, you know the Jackie Q songs.” KnowsChildrenWholeSongVideoDvdsJackie Author:Nicholas Stoller
“It's all in L.A. There might be some location shooting as well. I think it's pretty short. I heard it was like six to eight weeks, which is pretty short. But you don't have to do makeup or anything. There's no hair, there's no makeup, there's like one trailer for Jason and one for the actors who do cameos. It's quick. So that's what they're saying. I don't know if that will change.” IfsThinkingKnowsWellsMightActorsHeardWeekHairSixEightShootingMakeupLocationJasonTrailersNo MakeupCameos Author:Nicholas Stoller
