Jason Reitman Quotes & Sayings (Page 6)

“Really, it's the director's job to disappear and allow the movie to just feel.”

“'Election' is a movie I'd give a leg to cross the director's name out and put mine in.”

“I went to college, I went pre-med, I thought I was going to be a doctor.”

“It's funny, I can sit through the worst horror film ever made but even a quite good romantic comedy can drive me nuts.”

“There are only so many movies you can direct. And yet there are movies that I want to make sure make it to the screen in as honest a way as possible.”

“What I do feel is that 'Up in the Air' is the most indicative film of 2009. It is the portrait of 2009.”

“People want to know if I have a moral standpoint that they should be picking up on, and the truth is, I don't. I don't want people to think that I'm trying to tell them to feel a certain way. I think that's cheap filmmaking.”

“I'm trying to figure myself out through my movies. Whether it's big stuff like what we're doing here, or little stuff like, 'Why aren't I happier?' With every film I feel like I'm apologising for something. I feel I'm most successful when I'm looking for something that embarrasses me about my character that I'd like to expose.”

“I've been very, very lucky in my career, in my life - from day one. When aspiring directors say, 'What's your advice?' first I say, 'Be born the son of a famous director. It's invaluable.'”

“The first set I remember was 'Ghostbusters.' It was a scene in which the street erupted. I remember even at seven years old thinking, 'Wow, if you direct a movie, you can break the streets of New York.'”