Unlike with any other art form, filmmakers have this unique web of festivals. There are hundreds. It is a democratic system in which you submit films, and if they are good enough, they play. The only barrier to entry is the submission fee. Jason Reitman artbarrierdemocratic share on social
I think it's a mistake for young filmmakers to just buy digital equipment and shoot a feature. Make short films first, make your mistakes and learn from them. Jason Reitman buydigitalequipment Change image and share on social
I'm not going to have a perfect career. It's better to be Billy Wilder and make lots of movies and have five or six great ones than to make so few movies that when you make a bad one it crushes you. Jason Reitman badbillycareer Change image and share on social
I think, through comedy, sometimes we're allowed to discuss things that you'd never be able to talk about in a drama. Jason Reitman allowcomedydiscuss Change image and share on social
There are only so many movies you can direct. And yet there are movies that I want to make sure make it to the screen in as honest a way as possible. Jason Reitman directhonestmake Change image and share on social
What I do feel is that 'Up in the Air' is the most indicative film of 2009. It is the portrait of 2009. Jason Reitman airfeelfilm Change image and share on social
'Alien' asked ground-breaking questions about eco-politics and female empowerment. 'The Matrix' delved deeper into the concept of perception versus reality than perhaps any other film I know. But for some reason, we tend not to remember the significance of their writing. Jason Reitman alienaskbreak share on social
I have a strange fascination with the Midwest. I'm waiting to find out that my parents are actually from the Midwest. I grew up in Beverly Hills, up the street, and I just feel comfortable there. I've shot in Minneapolis, in Detroit, in St. Louis, in Omaha - they would say they're the Plains, not the Midwest - and I love it. Jason Reitman beverlycomfortabledetroit share on social
Being the son of a filmmaker, you are aware of a career as a director. You don't think of it as just movies, but as a life. Jason Reitman awarecareerdirector Change image and share on social
I have one of the original 'Ghostbusters' guns in my house. Jason Reitman ghostbustersgunhouse Change image and share on social