“I think that Canadians have an incredible reverence for authority and regard for authority, and I think one of the healthy ways that it's challenged is through questioning it, through the polite hostility of comedy.” ThinkingWayComedyHealthyAuthorityRegardIncrediblesReverenceQuestioningPoliteHostility Author:Lorne Michaels
“I’m very curious in regards to "The Hateful Eight" specifically about the blocking of the movie. Because in comedies, we don’t block. We basically like have to position the actors’ bodies in the way that is most conducive to filming both of them simultaneously.” WayBodyActorsComedyPositionRegardEightBlockCuriousHateful Author:Seth Rogen
“You have more of a responsibility to make the audience laugh. In comedy, we do have to say, "All right, it's been two minutes in the film. We need another laugh here." With drama, there's no pressure in that regard. It's a different kind of pressure, but it's not like we need to make someone laugh.” NeedsKindTwoDifferentFilmResponsibilityAudienceLaughingComedyMinutesDramaPressureRegardDifferent KindsNo PressureMake Someone Laugh Author:Jonah Hill
“Mel [Gibson] could stage physical comedy and put the camera in such a way... I mean, we did some really funny stuff, and he had some great ideas about how to do it. It was a delight to work with him in that regard.” WayMeanIdeasStuffComedyStageRegardCamerasDelightGreat IdeaFunny StuffPhysical Comedy Author:Keith Carradine
“I regard romantic comedies as a subgenre of sci-fi, in which the world operates according to different rules than my regular human world.” WorldHumansDifferentComedyRegardSci FiBeing AloneBeing SingleAnti ValentineAnti Valentines DayFunny Anti Valentines Day Author:Mindy Kaling