Growing up the son of a director has made me very aware of the various turns that a directing career can take. Sometimes your films turn out exactly as you want. Sometimes they don't. I spent a lot of my childhood on sets. I think as a joke, my father gave me a line of dialogue in each of his films during the worst moments of my puberty.
Jason ReitmanI'm too big a fan of rhythm and editing. I'd much rather my editing be brave than my shooting.
Jason ReitmanI really enjoy theater. I just went to see 'Death of a Salesman,' and it knocked me on my ass.
Jason ReitmanI think it's a mistake for young filmmakers to just buy digital equipment and shoot a feature. Make short films first, make your mistakes and learn from them.
Jason ReitmanI'd done table reads for my own screenplays, and I always thought they were so much fun. Why couldn't we do these for other classic screenplays and bring them to life? You can experience live theater, where you get to see plays produced by different directors and different casts, but there's really nothing like that for movie scripts.
Jason Reitman