Narcissism and self-deception are survival mechanisms without which many of us might just jump off a bridge.
Todd SolondzWhen I want to show the kind of meanness people are capable of, to make it believable I find I have to tone it down. It's in real life that people are over the top.
Todd SolondzSo far, at least, I haven't found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny.
Todd SolondzI don't have a formula. Every time an actor wants me to hold their hand, I hold their hand. If they say, "Stay," I say "Okay, respect." You know? "I'm right over here." A kid, if I need to give a line-reading, I'll start acting out the part for the kid and just mimic the kid. You know? Whatever it takes.
Todd Solondz