I think, through comedy, sometimes we're allowed to discuss things that you'd never be able to talk about in a drama.
Jason ReitmanAnd over the course of the last six years, as I've directed more features and commercials, I've become better at articulating exactly how I want the audience to feel.
Jason ReitmanDirecting is a reactionary job more than a creation job. The job is to react whether it's moment one, the first time you read the script or see an article or read a book or notice something happen on the street and have an idea for a movie, and it just continues from there on in. You're just reacting to dialogue, a performance, an audition, a headache, a piece of furniture, a piece of clothing.
Jason ReitmanWell, Toronto, I consider to be the birthplace of my films. I've made three films and this is the third one to premiere here in the same theater on the same day at the same time - they are my audience. They're the people that I think about while I'm writing, directing, and editing. I specifically make movies for them.
Jason Reitman