You don’t service a big, fun premise comedy and then shoot yourself in the foot with too much irony. You need the audience to invest in the fun and the warmth and generally care about the characters. Shawn Levy Read Quote
It’s no coincidence that ‘Night at the Museum’ completely blew the lid off my career. I finally got a handle on tone. Shawn Levy Read Quote
Why hire these geniuses if they’re forced to stick with the script? You want to empower your actors as collaborators. Shawn Levy Read Quote
Many comedic stars have tried to a do a ‘Night at the Museum’ type film, in which an everyday Joe reacts to insane circumstances. Many flat out failed. Shawn Levy Read Quote
I learned first of all not to be intimidated by any visual effects that I don’t understand. It can all be learned. You can then use them as tools to tell your story. I also learned that you have to be really vigilant, the more complex the movie, to not lose yourself and to not lose sight of the priority. Shawn Levy Read Quote
To connect with the characters, you need to connect with the world. If the world feels vaguely familiar, I believe the characters will feel relatable. Shawn Levy Read Quote
I just think that sports movies have such a built-in visceral, rooting interest, an epic win or lose redemptive quality. When they get it right, it can make for a really rousing movie experience. Shawn Levy Read Quote
Certainly in my appetite for more challenges, it’s very much alive. I love comedy and it comes to me in a natural way. Shawn Levy Read Quote
If it was going to be unique, if you’re going to make a robot movie in 2011… it had to be different, and it had to be about more than its machines and more than its action. Shawn Levy Read Quote
I don’t know if it’s that my own childhood felt brief, or I grew up too fast, or I was pushing myself too much at a young age, but I do feel like I am clinging to a certain childlike quality in myself, as a result of a childhood that was sometimes complicated. Shawn Levy Read Quote
