All of the things I’ve directed, I’m really emotionally close to. That’s why I choose to direct them and spend years on them. Nicholas Stoller Read Quote
As a moviegoer, I’m always annoyed when a big joke is ruined in the trailer, but generally, it actually makes it play better. Nicholas Stoller Read Quote
Basically, I always thought that if I had a movie that did well enough and warranted having a sequel, I would seriously entertain it because that’s a huge blessing when that happens in your career. Nicholas Stoller Read Quote
R-rated comedies make as much money as PG-13. And I think the audiences wanna be shocked. Especially with comedy. Nicholas Stoller Read Quote
You just never know with movies how they’ll be seen in a few years. You have no idea. Like, movies that were super popular when they came out have been forgotten. And other movies – and I put ‘Sarah Marshall’ in this – kind of weirdly stand the test of time a little bit. Nicholas Stoller Read Quote
The more real it is, the funnier it is. The more awkward it is, the more people are stumbly, the funnier it is. I like a sharp joke, but it has to say something that someone would actually say. Nicholas Stoller Read Quote
There are still movies where females are just there to be cool, or they are there to lambaste their husbands and scold. But female comedy characters are changing for the better. Nicholas Stoller Read Quote
I love watching how people who are in love with each other deal with each other. Every time I’ve had a fight with an ex-girlfriend, at the time they’re horrible, but when I look back they’re often funny and weird, and that kind of stuff makes me laugh. Nicholas Stoller Read Quote
The two times I had nervous breakdowns in my life were when I graduated from college and had my first kid. Nicholas Stoller Read Quote
