When I want to show the kind of meanness people are capable of, to make it believable I find I have to tone it down. It's in real life that people are over the top. Todd Solondz believablecapablefind Change image and share on social
So far, at least, I haven't found a way to tell my kind of stories without making them both sad and funny. Todd Solondz findfunnykind Change image and share on social
In particular, people have trouble understanding where I stand in relation to my characters, and very often this gets reduced to me making vicious fun of them. Todd Solondz characterfunmake Change image and share on social
Some directors hardly talk to the actors at all. Todd Solondz actordirectortalk Change image and share on social
Part of it has to do with this business of being approached in public. I have a distinctive look - it's partly the glasses I wear - and people seem to remember me once they've seen me. Todd Solondz approachbusinessdistinctive Change image and share on social
A palindrome is a word or pattern that instead of developing in different directions it folds in on itself so that the beginning and end mirror each other, that they are the same. Todd Solondz begindevelopdirection Change image and share on social
I admit there's an element of brutality in all my work - it's part of the truth about human existence I always want to explore - but the last thing I'm trying to do is put on some kind of freak show, inviting people to get off on other people's pain and humiliation. Todd Solondz admitbrutalityelement share on social
Like everything, what compels one to put pen to paper is a great question. Todd Solondz compelgreatpaper Change image and share on social
But anonymity is very important to me, and I don't want to be recognized in public more than I already am. Todd Solondz anonymityimportantpublic Change image and share on social
Casting is everything. If you get the right people they make you look good. Todd Solondz castgoodmake Change image and share on social
