For Scary Movie 2, we had a due date and had to work fast. And though there's a lot of pressure, as artists, we just block it out. So really, the pressure comes from us. That's how the first movie happened. There was no outside pressure: we wanted to hit the audience hard. Shawn Wayans artistaudienceblock share on social
A lot of the jokes had some build-up to some nasty stuff. But most of it was all character situations leading to what the ultimate payoff would be for that character. Shawn Wayans buildcharacterjoke Change image and share on social
We pay homage to the people who came before, doing satires, like Mel Brooks; we're just carrying the torch. Shawn Wayans brookcarryhomage Change image and share on social
They'll say, That's funny, but you can't do that on TV. Shawn Wayans funnywill Change image and share on social
We have always had gross humor. But we try for funny, not gross. Shawn Wayans funnygrosshumor Change image and share on social
If you keep up with pop culture, everybody knows the joke. Shawn Wayans culturejokepop Change image and share on social
Any time something does that well, you gotta follow up. Shawn Wayans followgottatime Change image and share on social
We all write, but the script is a blueprint. We can lose whole scenes when we're shooting. Shawn Wayans blueprintlosescene Change image and share on social
You lose your privacy, and sometimes, people don't see you as human. Shawn Wayans humanlosepeople Change image and share on social