American - Comedian | June 8, 1958 -
I prefer the smaller budget versus the bigger budget because the mentality that goes along with big budget filmmaking doesn't really suit me; the mind-set that money is the answer.
Keenen Ivory Wayans
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I put heavy emphasis on the characters.
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I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience; what things are funny and not.
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I throw it all in there, Kung Fu, blaxploitation, horror.
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I'm not on all the time. I like to have fun and be funny, but I'm much more of a thinker.
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In rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene.
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It's rare that you cut out something that is really good. You screen all of it, and when the audience doesn't respond, you cut out whatever is holding the story down.
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It's the teenage and university crowd, so we give them lots of sex jokes and gross humour.
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Just making a good movie is hard to do.
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My brothers can be a little out of control sometimes and so somebody has to be able to keep them focused.
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The pressures having grown up in this business can be really rough. And it is a testament to you that you have remained focused and NOT lost your mind.
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This is really a difficult time to be in films.
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