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• The first set I remember was 'Ghostbusters.' It was a scene in which the street erupted. I remember even at seven years old thinking, 'Wow, if you direct a movie, you can break the streets of New York.'

  Jason Reitman

  New York, Thinking, Years

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• I don't consider myself bossy, but I do know what I want. You know, I have a gut feeling about a piece of material, but I've never envisioned myself as the director on top of the hill with a megaphone in my hand, screaming at 1,000 extras.

  Jason Reitman

  Hands, Feelings, Pieces

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• I grew up on movie sets, I'm comfortable on sets. A movie set is like a circus. I don't understand why moviemaking has to be such an insane environment.

  Jason Reitman

  Insane, Circus, Environment

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• Being pregnant changes you as a human being and it gives you a whole lot of mixed feelings.

  Jason Reitman

  Giving, Feelings, Mixed Feelings

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• When it comes to casting, I've been so lucky. I've worked with unbelievable actors who make me look better than I am and take the written word and make it honest.

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  Lucky, Looks, Actors

  "Jason Reitman Made Unmakeable Young Adult for $12 Million". Interview with Anne Thompson, www.indiewire.com. December 05, 2011.

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• Creating a wonderful drama is an art form, while comedy is just entertainment.

  Jason Reitman

  Art, Drama, Creating

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• When I look at 'Napoleon Dynamite”s style I'm reminded of how I spoke when I was an eight-year-old boy. It was just like capturing the essence of, 'Duh!' It was just like the stuff that I would say when I was like eight, nine, ten years old.

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  Boys, Years, Essence

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• I'm too big a fan of rhythm and editing. I'd much rather my editing be brave than my shooting.

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  Editing, Brave, Fans

  Source: collider.com

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• Growing up sucks, doesn't it? I understand why people wouldn't want to get old - but it'd be one thing if we became a culture obsessed with eating right, doing yoga, going to therapy and becoming at one with ourselves. That be great. But we don't do that. We seem to be obsessed with all the wrong ways to stay young.

  Jason Reitman

  Growing Up, Yoga, People

  "Jason Reitman: 'Growing up sucks, doesn't it?'". Interview with Catherine Shoard, www.theguardian.com. January 19, 2012.

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• I don't believe in director's cuts where you make things longer. The coolest thing was when the Coen brothers did a director's cut of 'Blood Simple,' and they made it shorter.

  Jason Reitman

  Brother, Believe, Cutting

  Interview with Scott Tobias, film.avclub.com. December 4, 2009.

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• What I do feel is that 'Up in the Air' is the most indicative film of 2009. It is the portrait of 2009.

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  Air, Portraits, Film

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• I think when you pay attention to the shots, you're aware of the fact that there's a director. Really, it's the director's job to disappear and allow the movie to just feel.

  Jason Reitman

  Jobs, Thinking, Directors

  Source: collider.com

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• When I think of 'Nightmare on Elm Street,' there was a warmth to those teenagers that I related to. They were not aware that they were in the middle of a horror film, and I really loved those characters and I empathized with them.

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  Teenager, Character, Thinking

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• My writing voice is very much like 'Thank You for Smoking.' It's a guy's voice. It's very masculine.

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  Thank You, Writing, Voice

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• I think, through comedy, sometimes we're allowed to discuss things that you'd never be able to talk about in a drama.

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  Drama, Thinking, Able

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• I'm really specific in the way that I shoot. I've always had a very good sense of what I need in the editing room.

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  Editing, Needs, Way

  Source: collider.com

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• I really enjoy theater. I just went to see 'Death of a Salesman,' and it knocked me on my ass.

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  Ass, Theater, Enjoy

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• I have one of the original 'Ghostbusters' guns in my house.

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  Gun, House, Originals

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• I find nice people kind of boring.

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  Nice, People, Kind

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• Look, any guy who tells you that he didn't have some fears is lying. Of course, it's scary becoming a dad for a variety of reasons. That's not to say it isn't thrilling. It was. It was very exciting and in some ways was the greatest thing that's happened in my life. But it's also completely terrifying and you're saying goodbye to a portion of your life and that's just an emotional experience.

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  Goodbye, Dad, Lying

  Source: www.indielondon.co.uk

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• I am an obsessive flyer, myself.

  Jason Reitman

  Flyers, Obsessive

  "TIFF 2009 – Writer-Director Jason Reitman on Being Festival Royalty". AMC Interview, www.amc.com.

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• I always believed that you can make challenging films, but they should be fiscally responsible.

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  Challenges, Film, Responsible

  "INTERVIEW: Jason Reitman Made Unmakeable Young Adult for $12 Million". Interview with Anne Thompson, www.indiewire.com. December 5, 2011.

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• 'Election' is a movie I'd give a leg to cross the director's name out and put mine in.

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  Movie, Names, Giving

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• Being the son of a filmmaker, you are aware of a career as a director. You don't think of it as just movies, but as a life.

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  Son, Thinking, Careers

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Everyone wants to be loved; everyone wants to know where they're going in life; everyone wants to have a sense of direction and feel the next day is going to be better than today. We just all deal with it in a different way.

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  Next Day, Different, Want

  "‘Young Adult’: Diablo Cody & Jason Reitman Make A Brave Choice" by Jordan Zakarin, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 12, 2011.

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