With comedy especially, it feels like such a clear-cut thing to be a writer-director. There is so much nuance and tone in a comedy that it's hard to contextualise it in a script. Todd Phillips clearcomedycontextualise Change image and share on social
I'd love to do a movie with females in it, and not necessarily the female version of 'The Hangover,' but I'd love to. If I did it it'd star Juliette Lewis, because she's the funniest woman in the world. She's my favorite actress on the planet. If we did a character-based comedy about women, I don't see it out of my range. Todd Phillips actressbasecharacter share on social
When I was younger I didn't really know what a director did: I knew I loved movies and I figured the actors made it up! And then when you get to 12 years old you start thinking, What does a director do? It was really an organic beginning: this looks like something I want to do, I can't believe people get paid to do it! Todd Phillips actorbegindirector share on social
I think people like comedies and I think concept driven comedies seem to be working when it's a clear concept and you deliver funny stuff. Todd Phillips clearcomedyconcept Change image and share on social
Comedy is so subjective. You could be in a room with 400 people laughing at a joke and you could just not think it's funny. You're just sitting there like, 'Am I in the twilight zone? Why is everyone laughing?' It's such a personal thing. People have such a personal visceral response to comedy. Todd Phillips comedyfunnyjoke share on social
Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I'm not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience. Todd Phillips cheesycomedycritic share on social
Not every movie has to serve as every audience member's need for completion. Todd Phillips audiencecompletionmember Change image and share on social
John Goodman's pretty dark - I love John Goodman. Todd Phillips darkgoodmanjohn Change image and share on social
I take it very seriously, music. I think it's one of the tools that a director has with which to kind of paint. The right music can sometimes do five pages of scripted dialogue. Todd Phillips dialoguedirectorkind Change image and share on social