Judd Apatow Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• People like the comedy more when they care about the characters.

  Judd Apatow

  Character, People, Care

• The ones [comedies] that I always liked, whether it's Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, or Fast Times of Ridgemont High, they were all about two hours, or a little bit over two hours. With that extra 15 or 20 minutes, you can get to real character and you're not just stuck in plot.

  Judd Apatow

  Real, Character, Two

  "Director Nicholas Stoller and Producer Judd Apatow Talk THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT" by Christina Radish, collider.com. April 21, 2012.

• Every time I'm in editing, there's always a moment where you think, "Maybe this should be six or seven minutes shorter, but I'm losing character and story that I think is important." When I like things, I'm not in a rush for them to end.

  Judd Apatow

  Character, Thinking, Editing

  Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 21, 2012.

• I test the movies a lot, and if the audience says they love the movie, we know we're on the right track. And if they tell me they hate it, I try to figure out what I've done wrong. But every time out, the audience wants me to go deeper, they want to know more about the characters, and they don't want these movies to be shallow. So they really urge me to tell them a complicated story, and then when I do so, they're thrilled

  Judd Apatow

  Hate, Character, Track

  Interview with Gregg LaGambina, film.avclub.com. July 30, 2009.

• I've made movies on every part of the spectrum, and you do understand when you go into certain movies that you're trying to elicit a certain kind of response from the audience, and people get a real sense of satisfaction when they're rooting for a character and the character pulls it off.

  Judd Apatow

  Real, Character, People

  Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. March 1, 2011.

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