American - Actor | April 9, 1968 -
'Super Troopers' benefited from the old way of watching films, the way we watched at Colgate, when you went to someone's house, looked at their DVD collection, and then just picked one.
Jay Chandrasekhar
SomeoneYouHouseWayOldWatching
Showbiz works well when you give the audience what they want.
YouWantAudienceGiveWellShowbiz
We write and write and write until we think, 'If we have to shoot this script, we'll be happy, and it's going to be a great movie.' I meet with all the actors two weeks before, and I ask them, 'What lines don't work? What is uncomfortable for you? What jokes do you think aren't good? If you're not getting it, here's what the joke is.' You fix it.
WorkGoodGreatHappyBe HappyYou
I've been watching a lot of cable shows like 'The Wire' and 'Breaking Bad' and 'Downton Abbey.' I love how real the moments are.
LoveMomentsBadWatchingRealBeen
I've come to the realization that you can entertain people both through making them laugh and making them feel. You can be quiet, and they can feel, and you will have scored as well.
PeopleFeelLaughYouQuietWill
I think romantic comedies in general are marketed towards women, and I think men are half the romance, so why not have some that are truly from a male point of view.
WomenRomanticMenThinkViewWhy
If I had to be in the Olympics, I suppose I would do the javelin throw.
WouldThrowSupposeHadOlympics
I've never thrown a javelin. What kind of sport is that? It's hilarious.
KindNeverThrownHilariousSport
If I were in charge of the Olympics, I would probably try to put something for the javelin guy to aim at. Not just length, but see if you could spear something.
YouAimTrySeeGuySomething
I always feel like any criminal who doesn't have a mask on is dumb: particularly the ones who don't realize that all mini-marts have cameras. I find that so hilarious. Or bank robbers without a mask. You're like, 'Have you seen no movies?'
MaskFeelYouFindDumbMovies
The film you know as 'Super Troopers' is a film that almost didn't happen. The script was originally commissioned and developed by Miramax, but when it failed to get a green light, Harvey Weinstein was kind enough to give it back to us so we could make it elsewhere.
LightGreenEnoughYouBackKnow
As funny as we thought our script might have been, 'Super Troopers,' starring five nobodies, didn't fit the model of a good financial bet.
FunnyGoodThoughtFinancialBeen
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Jay Chandrasekhar quotes