I just thinks it's interesting what it takes an actor to find their characters through the wardrobe, or the hair, or the way a character walks.
Todd PhillipsI think people like comedies and I think concept driven comedies seem to be working when it's a clear concept and you deliver funny stuff.
Todd PhillipsWhen I was in NYU Film School I drove a taxi in New York for two years, I felt like I owned my own business with that little taxi.
Todd PhillipsI think comedy directors tend to feel a need to justify the bad behavior, and I just never think that. I like bad behavior, I've always liked bad behavior, I'm a fan of bad behavior, and I don't think you have to justify bad behavior.
Todd PhillipsI find I like to work with a lot of the same actors, because I find that there's sort of shorthand there, and there is this unspoken trust, both ways. They trust me and I trust them. And I know what I'm going to get from them, to an extent. It's just fun, kind of creating this little family.
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