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When Jim Carrey signed on to star in [The Cable Guy], and then they asked me to produce it, I made a very brief plea to direct - which was rejected really as quickly as anything can be.
Judd Apatow
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Judd Apatow
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: December 6
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One of my fears is that I'm suddenly not going to be funny, but still think I am. That's like my nightmare that I can wake up in a cold sweat from.
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Some people are probably saner. They're good performers, and they go about their day. I just get obsessive about it.
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I always feel like I'm very far from my potential.
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I wrote for Roseanne. I wrote her stand-up act with her. I wrote with Tom Arnold. There was a period when I was working with them pretty steadily. But I would take brief gigs here and there.
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I feel the responsibility to make things which on some level have something positive to say.
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I very rarely made any move to direct anything. I didn't have any faith in myself.
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I don't really get attached to anything. I'm pretty brutal about cutting stuff. With each successful movie, I've discovered anything that's not connected to the immediate story is going to be cut out of it.
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There's something so scary about trying out new material and being completely comfortable jumping into the abyss with a comedic idea.
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In terms of the emotional underpinning, if you've been in relationships, you understand what's happening.
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If you make a bad movie about stand-up, then comedians will mock you for the rest of your life.
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I remember the review from Michael Wilmington in Chicago, and Gene Siskel wrote really smart reviews where I thought, Oh, they totally get what we're attempting to do.
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I've come to believe that the simpler the title, the better. Whenever I try to get cute with it, it seems to be a problem but if it's just The 40-Year-Old Virgin, people seem to know what they're in for.
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People like the comedy more when they care about the characters.
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I think we all have a love/hate relationship with the media.
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There are only so many hilarious actors so when they cross-pollinate, people assume it's always the same actors and directors.
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Some people make movies and think, Well, I'll just keep asking for more money if this isn't enough. And then there are other people, like Clint Eastwood, who always come in under budget.
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Most people are really fighting to not be adults. And, when it happens, it's a big transition. And a lot of that is just awful. It's awful to have to get a job and really be responsible for other people. And it is funny, too. Like, we're all kind of little idiot kids trying to act like we know what we are doing.
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You should look up some of the reviews. The New York Times review is so over-the-top funny. It's hysterical. You should dig it out.
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I often say that ... I'm just involved in comedy, so I can be around it.
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I love when people work together who know each other very well. Some of my favourite movies are people who are close friends or families.
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