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I'm an unusual director in tha...

I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.

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The first cut I do is usually ...

The first cut I do is usually between five and 10 minutes shorter then the cut that we release. Anything I think isn't working or might not work, I don't even put it in the director's cut. And usually it's the studio suggesting I put stuff back in, as opposed to studios saying, 'You got to lose 40 minutes,' they are always saying, 'You've got to gain five minutes.'

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When you're done shooting, the...

When you're done shooting, the movie that you're going to release when you're done shooting is as bad as it will ever be. And then through editing, and finishing the effects and adding music, you get to make the movie better again. So I'm really hard on myself and on the movie.

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I don't believe in leaving a s...

I don't believe in leaving a scene in because it was really hard to shoot, or because it's the reason you took the movie, or because you always wanted to work with an actor . . . If it's not making the movie work, get rid of it.

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I'm not the one or two take gu...

I'm not the one or two take guy, but I'm not the 20, 30, 50, 70 take guy either. If I do a bunch of takes, like more than five or six, it's usually for some technical reasons.

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Michael worked one day. Everyb...

Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he's a really big star. We were already working with really big stars, but Michael is Michael.

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They want to let the audience ...

They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.

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There is something about being...

There is something about being a director where, for me personally, I get to . . . it's the closest I'll ever come to being able to be a stand up. And to use my particular sense of humor, and hear people laughing, without me having to stand up in front of an audience and tell jokes.

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It always happens at the end t...

It always happens at the end that you're always under the gun because of various schedules and all that.

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By definition a sequel can't b...

By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.

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I don't believe in aliens livi...

I don't believe in aliens living on planets as such, but I do believe there's stuff going on in this room that none of us have any idea about.

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I don't think Will does get up...

I don't think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy is funnier than Will.

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I get Will and Tommy back and ...

I get Will and Tommy back and let them do what they do, and go back to the idea that we really don't know what the hell is going on around us.

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I haven't read a review of one...

I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.

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I play the father in the scene...

I play the father in the scene when Will and Tommy go back to Tommy's old apartment. It was a big mistake. I hope not to be in the next movie I direct.

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I really wanted Michael Jackso...

I really wanted Michael Jackson to be in the first Men in Black, but he didn't want to be considered as an alien!

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It felt scary because there wa...

It felt scary because there was no auditioning, no rehearsing.

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Michael Jackson wanted to be i...

Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.

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We should all relax about life...

We should all relax about life because you don't have a clue as to what's really going on.

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These movies are like my kids....

These movies are like my kids. I just love them to death. Some of them go to Harvard and some of them can barely graduate high school.

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