Quotes by Ivan Reitman

“Private Parts.”

“A lot of movies at this festival were struggling to find distributors, ... This film was fortunate enough to find more than its share.”

“I dont think people can be mad at Nick or hold anything against him, because he almost makes fun of himself, ... He knows how other people feel about him. So he disarms them. He will not allow them to get into his head because he already knows their position on him.”

“Thank You for Smoking”

“Very early on, I decided I didnt want smoking in the movie. Its not really a movie about smoking, but about lobbying. Tobacco is just the setting. Its not that I believe in the idea that movies should be responsible and not show smoking. But I think if the characters had been smoking, it would have seemed a pro-smoking movie, whereas its about lobbying and spin and talk.”

“Evolution ... Just the right formula of science and comedy may get moviegoers through the door”

“I still look at the poster and cant believe I directed this movie.”

A good actor is someone who knows how to take the part and make it real and make it honest and be effective in it. If its in a funny movie and, as long as they are cast in an appropriate way, humor will come from it.

I dont think my sense of humor has changed at all; I was born with this, for better or for worse.

The home viewing experience is slightly different and theres room for these kinds of extra excursions.