I remember when I was like 19 years old and I started a desk calendar company to pay for my first short film, just so I could say one day that my daddy didn't pay for my first short film. And I really established myself in the film festival world. Jason Reitman calendarcompanydaddy share on social
Doesn't every generation feel like the one that's coming up behind them doesn't know how to grow up? I'm not sure if we're progressively getting worse or if your perspective shifts. Jason Reitman badlycomefeel Change image and share on social
'Looper' is about what your 55-year-old self would tell your 25-year-old self over a cup of coffee. It's about finding love in the third act of your life. It's about overcoming trauma and the idea of true sacrifice. Jason Reitman actcoffeecup share on social
I want my audiences to be as open-minded as my characters. Jason Reitman audiencecharactermind Change image and share on social
I've always had an underdog perspective. Jason Reitman haveperspectiveunderdog Change image and share on social
Filmmaking is finding a piece of granite and you start to chip away and then you have the shape of a head, the shape of the arm, you can see the shape of the face and the face starts to gather character. You have to find it. Jason Reitman armcharacterchip share on social
Everything I've wanted to turn into a film becomes something new and different when it becomes a movie... Each time I work with an author, I say to them, 'A book and a movie are different things.' Jason Reitman authorbookfilm Change image and share on social
Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment. Jason Reitman artcomedycreate Change image and share on social
Can you design a Rorschach test that's going to make everyone feel something every time - and that looks like a Rorschach test? It's easy to show a picture of a kitten or a car accident. The question is, how abstract can you get and still get the audience to feel something when they don't know what's happening to them? Jason Reitman abstractaccidentaudience share on social