Comedy and horror are cousins; they're related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific reactions during the movie.
Jason ReitmanI think, through comedy, sometimes we're allowed to discuss things that you'd never be able to talk about in a drama.
Jason ReitmanMost people see a documentary about the meat industry and then they become a vegetarian for a week.
Jason ReitmanGrowing 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 Reitman