American - Director | September 23, 1975 -
All of everything we've ever done has been riding on low expectations. 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,' a terrible idea. Doing '21 Jump Street' as a movie is a terrible idea. 'The Lego Movie' sounds like a terrible idea.
Christopher Miller
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'The Lego Movie' did better than we could possibly have imagined. We were very nervous that people would discount it because it is called 'The Lego Movie.'
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'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes' was really well done.
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It's hard to make a movie that is both funny and emotional, that has something to say and is clear to the audience.
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You have antiheroes in dramas, like Tony Soprano. But it's a little bit harder in comedy. You don't see it quite as much.
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With comedies, often shorter is better. You don't want to outstay your welcome.
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We certainly had our share of failures early on and worked on a bunch of canceled sitcoms, which were very helpful in learning.
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Movies are not about a person; they're about a relationship. All of them are about a relationship.
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There's some central relationship in every movie, and that's what stories are.
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Just from a psychological standpoint, it's really helpful having films with a joyful message and positivity, so we try to do that with all our movies, really.
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