I feel like I came from a generation where... We didn't have Vietnam. We didn't have World War II. Nothing cultural was thrust upon us to make men out of us, so you're kind of free to not grow up that way if you don't want to. Greg Mottola culturalfeelfree share on social
I have some pride in the things I've done, but I'm pretty hard on myself. Part of looking at my old work is to motivate me to try harder. Greg Mottola hardhavemotivate Change image and share on social
To me, it's important to try and make an emotional connection with the audience. Greg Mottola audienceconnectionemotional Change image and share on social
'Duel' is one of the greatest suspense films of all time. Greg Mottola duelfilmgreat Change image and share on social
I'd like to think I have a strange affinity for the embarrassing. Not sure what that says about me. But I like the awkward, uncomfortable comedy. Greg Mottola affinityawkwardcomedy Change image and share on social
I remember on my very first film, which Steven Soderberg executive-produced, he said, 'Try not to repeat yourself. Do things that scare you.' Even if it's a challenge, I want people to say that this guy tried this thing. Hopefully he learned from it. Greg Mottola challengeexecutivefilm share on social
I kind of thought I would only work exclusively in the world of naturalistic comedy drama, but there is this side of me that also loves Hollywood, and I wanted to see what that felt like. Greg Mottola comedydramaexclusively Change image and share on social
Film school didn't prepare me for the fact that you have to manage so many different personalities at every stage, and I learned nothing about what to do when a movie was finished. Greg Mottola factfilmfinish Change image and share on social
When I first saw 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' I thought: That's what my life is like. That's my day-to-day. Greg Mottola dayfasthigh Change image and share on social
I have a little bit of a pet peeve about how the middle class is depicted in movies. I feel like they tend to be either depicted in a very sentimental way, where everybody has a heart of gold except for the villains you're supposed to hiss at, or there's a sort of indie-style version... When it's done well, it's brilliant, it's 'Blue Velvet.' Greg Mottola bitebluebrilliant share on social