It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.
Ivan ReitmanMuch of romantic relationships today have to do when the people are not in the same room. Whether itโs texting or emailing or Facebooking, thereโs a kind of distance between the participants.
Ivan ReitmanI'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 another. It's not that they all get along, or that there aren't bad people or people we make fun of. But at the core, there's a kind of sweetness.
Ivan ReitmanMovies either work or they don't work and they're either funny or they're not and we work very hard. To achieve that kind of work is really kind of delicate stitching.
Ivan Reitman