Barry Sonnenfeld Quotes & Sayings

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

“When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it's funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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