I think reviewers have become particularly venomous because, in a way, the power has been sucked from them. A 15-year-old can write a review on the Internet and it means as much as Roger Ebert's review, and that just makes Roger Ebert mad, so he comes out harder and stronger.
Todd PhillipsWhen I was younger I was obsessed with 'Star 80,' and it's just a great movie - I think I saw it three times in the theater.
Todd PhillipsHow many days do you have that are just purely dramatic? How many days do you have that are just purely comedic? It's usually a combination and I think that's what real life feels like.
Todd PhillipsMy movies before tend to be just funny. But it wasn't a conscious thing I was looking for at all.
Todd PhillipsWhen you work on a movie or a TV show, you're a family, so if something that's a two-minute thing in the movie is causing a rift in the family, you also have to think about at what point do you fight this, and at what point is this rift worth having in this very small, very tight group of people who are just there to make something great and funny.
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