We should all relax about life because you don’t have a clue as to what’s really going on. Barry Sonnenfeld Read Quote
Will and Tommy Lee are the only actors I’ve ever worked with where neither of them want to say any lines. Barry Sonnenfeld Read Quote
I really wanted Michael Jackson to be in the first Men in Black, but he didn’t want to be considered as an alien! Barry Sonnenfeld Read Quote
Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy. Barry Sonnenfeld Read Quote
I don’t think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy is funnier than Will. Barry Sonnenfeld Read Quote
Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he’s a really big star. We were already working with really big stars, but Michael is Michael. Barry Sonnenfeld Read Quote
When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it’s funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh. Barry Sonnenfeld Read Quote
They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh. Barry Sonnenfeld Read Quote
By definition a sequel can’t be original. So you’ve got to figure out what worked the first time around. Barry Sonnenfeld Read Quote
