“As a director, it's my job to provoke, and when people decided 'The Room' be called a phenomenon, or whatever you call it, it's fine with me.” PeopleJobsRoomsFineDirectorsDecidedPhenomenonProvoking Author:Tommy Wiseau
“When people sometimes misquote me, I don't know if they understand what I'm saying.” PeopleIfsKnowsSometimes Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I believe for freedom. I believe that people should express themselves the way they want, except as it does in the way that's not nice, but it is what it is.” PeopleWayWantShouldBelieveDoeI BelieveNiceIt Is What It Is Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I think The Room is something magnetic, a certain magnetism in The Room that is related to human behavior, and that's why people relate to it.” PeopleThinkingHumansCertainRoomsBehaviorRelateRelatedHuman BehaviorMagneticMagnetism Author:Tommy Wiseau
“The film is better for me than the sitcom. But the sitcom is like much more practical approach, if I may say that, because of the cost. Everything costs money, a lot of people don't realize that.” PeopleIfsMayFilmRealizingCostApproachPracticalsSitcom Author:Tommy Wiseau
“Any filmmaker, big directors, and I'm not dropping any names - I actually have couple names I want to say, but I will not - we have a ratio. Each thing you repeat, my ratio is one to four.Actually some people are ratio one to 34. I know couple directors, big directors, they are just shooting over and over.” PeopleKnowsWantBigsNamesFourCoupleDirectorsShootingFilmmakerRepeatsDroppingRatios Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I'm not a famous director yet, and I'm not into fame. I like to just work. As a director, as an actor, whatever people consider me is fine with me.” PeopleActorsFineFameDirectors Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I am just a simple guy and I like when people enjoy themselves. I always say: you can laugh, you can cry, you can express yourself but please don't hurt each other. I really don't know, to be honest with you. I'm very impressed with everything that has happened.” PeopleKnowsGuyEnjoyHurtSimpleLaughingHappenedHonestCryPleaseBeing HonestImpressedExpress YourselfSimple Guy Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I hate firing people, we had to go through four crews, people are disrespectful but people do appreciate The Room and I love them all. That's why I am coming to Canada! I want to meet all my Canadian fans!” PeopleWantHateRoomsFourFansAppreciateI HateCanadaCrewFiringDisrespectful Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I wanted to create a film that hadn't been created yet. I studied film for many years. The Room is almost 20 years of my work. You see, I understand young people unlike the media. I don't expect people to love The Room 100% but I respect that people enjoy it and that maybe it opens certain doors for them. That's what makes me happy.” PeopleYearsWantedFilmYoungCertainEnjoyRoomsDoorsMediaMake Me Happy Author:Tommy Wiseau
“One person actually asked me to marry them! Overall all they have a great respect for me and they know who I am and I am very open about it. In Los Angeles, we actually had two screenings because so many people showed up!” PeopleKnowsPersonsTwoWho I AmLos AngelesScreeningGreat Respect Author:Tommy Wiseau
“People bring flowers and that's pretty memorable. I actually got a rose from one girl. She was so beautiful! I love all the screenings to be honest with you. I don't think I have gone to one single bad screening! Even if negative things happen, I turn it into positive reaction.” PeopleIfsThinkingHappensBeautifulTurnsGirlGoneHonestFlowerNegativeRoseThings HappenReactionsBeing HonestMemorableScreening Author:Tommy Wiseau
“Everything in The Room, we did it the same way the big studios do it. The only difference is the budget and the actors. We put an ad in Back Stage West and in return we got almost 8,000 headshots from people who wanted to be in the film. We then do a process of selection and a rehearsal process after they are selected. The process of audition is very time consuming.” PeopleWayBigsWantedFilmActorsProcessDifferencesRoomsStageReturnWestStudiosBudgetsAdsAuditionsSelectionRehearsalConsumingSelectedTime ConsumingHeadshots Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I really like the Chris-R scene and of course the "you are tearing me apart Lisa" scene. The reason I love the Chris-R scene is because we worked really hard to finish it. It's not just that though, it brings people together. Everyone is one the roof together by the end of the scene. You see the perspectives of the different characters. I feel like with all the connections in this scene that the room connects the entire world” PeopleWorldFeelsDifferentEndsHardReasonCharacterTogetherCoursesRoomsPerspectiveSceneConnectionsRoofDifferent Characters Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I really like the "two is better than three" line. People ask me is this drama or comedy? I just think the more colors you have to a film the better. The more genres, the more people will like it. I like relating to the whole general speaking public. The script itself is 99 pages but the novel it is based on is 600. I had to leave a lot of stuff out of the script. I had a limitation of what I could present on the big screen.” PeopleThinkingTwoWholeBigsFilmThreeAsksStuffLinesNovelComedyColorDramaPagesScriptsScreensLimitationGenreAsk MeBig Screen Author:Tommy Wiseau
“We live in America, one of the good things what we have with all the people is we have dialogue.” PeopleGood ThingsDialogue Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I'm very strong in who I am, I'm very happy where I am. And wherever, as you know some people go overboard with criticism, but you know what? I would say look in your mirror, and see who you are, and what did you do.” PeopleStrongCriticismWho You AreVery StrongVery HappyOverboard Author:Tommy Wiseau
“I write on scraps of paper. I do it every other day. I write about people's lives or how people look or my experiences. I'm very detailed - it's like a script.” PeopleWritingScrap Author:Tommy Wiseau
“Love is very complex. If a lot of people love each other, the world will be a better place to live. Actually, that's a sentence from my script. Love is also full of electricity - if you do not feel the electricity within your body, then it's not love.” PeopleWorldLove IsElectricity Author:Tommy Wiseau
“Let's face it: people don't have respect for other people. That's the story here. When everyone is respected, then we can all live within magic.” PeopleMagicRespecting Others Author:Tommy Wiseau
“If a lot of people love each other, the world would be a better place to live.” PeopleIfsWorldWould BeBetter PlaceLove Each OtherPlaces To Live Author:Tommy Wiseau
