Quotes by Judd Apatow

“Everyone wants Steve to do well because he really is the nicest guy you would ever come across. When we were working on the movie he said to me — and he wasnt kidding — Im just trying to be nice to the casting director, so if this bombs shell at least cast me in another movie. This was the casting director he hired.”

“It was obvious while shooting Anchorman that Steve was stealing many a scene. So being a wily producer, I asked him if he had any ideas for movies that he could star in.”

“The idea makes you laugh, and youre instantly sympathetic. Weve all lived through that moment where we had sex for the first time. Youre terrified, so the idea of a guy so scared he let it get past him is relatable to us.”

“Undeclared: The Complete Series”

“I like letting people in on the process. When we did a speed-dating scene, we hired all these hilarious women ... and let them go off on Steve. ... If somethings funny, I hate for it to just sit in a basement.”

“It just frees you to be more honest.”

“[But audiences seemed to like Carells character from the beginning.] Im so happy we didnt have to sell out ... They didnt tell me anything I disagreed with.”

“Ive worked with him since he was 16 on `Freaks and Geeks and always thought he could be a big comedy star, ... The nice thing about `Virgin is that it shows the studios that if the premise is a strong one, you can take a chance on a new actor in the lead.”

“I dont know if you can be a born-again virgin.”

“Ive worked with him since he was 16 on Freaks and Geeks and always thought he could be a big comedy star, ... The nice thing about Virgin is that it shows the studios that if the premise is a strong one, you can take a chance on a new actor in the lead.”

They say certain people aren’t good soldiers because if they’re in a foxhole all night—you know, if you’re creative and smart, you’re thinking about all the different ways someone is going to blow your head off. But if you’re not that smart, you’re just like chilling out. And I feel like that in life. I’m just in the foxhole all fucking day thinking about everything that’s going to go wrong in every possible way.

I put on a big show when I write something I think is funny.