When you're done shooting, the movie that you're going to release when you're done shooting is as bad as it will ever be. And then through editing, and finishing the effects and adding music, you get to make the movie better again. So I'm really hard on myself and on the movie.
Barry SonnenfeldIt always happens at the end that you're always under the gun because of various schedules and all that.
Barry SonnenfeldWe should all relax about life because you don't have a clue as to what's really going on.
Barry SonnenfeldThey want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.
Barry SonnenfeldWhen I move from being a cameraman to being a director I looked at a lot of other cameramen who tried to make the move. And in each case they moved up their camera operator to be the DP, which really meant they didn't want to give up being the DP, and really wanted to do both. And my feeling was if I was going to succeed as a director, I had to just be a director and give up the safety net of being a cameraman.
Barry Sonnenfeld