“I am, at the end of the day, a guy who loves story.” EndsStoriesGuyLove StoryThe End Of The Day Author:Max Landis
“Comedy to the Senate? Well, there certainly hasn't been a satirist or a political satirist who's done that. So, that really was uncharted territory during the campaign. But I think it's a good thing. Some people thought that it was an odd career arc, but to me it made absolute sense.” PeopleThinkingWellsMadeDonePoliticalCareersComedyAbsolutesGood ThingsCampaignsOddTerritorySenateArcsSatiristUnchartedUncharted Territory Author:Al Franken
“Pied Piper' came to me all at once; I wanted to do a fairy-tale movie with some edge, but not 'dark,' per se.” WantedDarkEdgesTalesFairyFairy TalePipersPied Piper Author:Max Landis
“Put the hero back in the super hero movies, because I think 'super' might have taken over.” ThinkingMightTakenHeroSuper Hero Author:Max Landis
“You usually find me writing what I like to think of as intelligent summer action and genre films.” ThinkingWritingActionFilmSummerIntelligentGenreFind Me Author:Max Landis
“Chronicle 2 has become this question of, 'How do we all make a movie that we all respect?' And that's true to what 'Chronicle' is. There's no one at the studio who wants to make a bad movie. They all want to make a good movie just as much as I do.” WantStudiosGood MovieChroniclesBad Movies Author:Max Landis
“Every story I write is different. Some are hard. Some aren't. 'Chronicle' was tremendously easy. I have a hard time comparing my process on different things, but I will say this: The more you write, the better you get at it. That's one of the few things that's markedly true.” WritingDifferentHardStoriesEasyProcessCompareHard TimesDifferent ThingsChronicles Author:Max Landis
“I began to pick apart our knowledge of Frankenstein and discovered that the public's idea of this myth comes from a million different places... I became committed to recontextualizing it all so it all worked in one story.” IdeasDifferentStoriesMillionsPicksCommittedMythDifferent Place Author:Max Landis
“Superman when he goes after someone is essentially not trying to beat them, he is trying to save them from themselves... You're looking at a God who walks amongst men!” MenTryingWalksBeats Author:Max Landis
“The truth is when you have a movie that was as successful as 'Chronicle' was, it's not as quick of a process. There are a lot more voices coming in and saying 'This is what the sequel should be' because there's a bigger expectation and a bigger fear of failure. And that's really what's going on with 'Chronicle 2.'” ShouldProcessVoiceSuccessfulTruth IsExpectationsBiggerFear Of FailureSequelsChronicles Author:Max Landis