Ivan reitman

I've always believed in populating my films with characters who we like, who we have some warmth for, who have warmth for each other, who we would like to hang out with, who we emulate in one way or...

I'm not sure I agree with the thesis, because I think that even though something grotesque or gross has been part of film since way back, what we accept or what we can get away with on the screen is...

I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out - which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous - there were imitative movies that were not quite as...

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

We got some devastating reviews on Animal House at the start.

It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.

Well, actually, I did start out in comedies. Very, very early.

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 it's in a funny movie and, as long as they are cast in an appropriate way, humor...

In a comedy it helps enhance things that were already there.

When you have a performer as talented as Bill Murray or as Harold, that can write as well as they can perform, you can do a final draft on the set if you think of it that way.