Sonnenfeld Quotes

#1. But I think Barry Sonnenfeld let his ego go out of control. He told me in a meeting that he had to do something to make it his film.

Robert Conrad

#2. I don't believe in leaving a scene in because it was really hard to shoot, or because it's the reason you took the movie, or because you always wanted to work with an actor ... If it's not making the movie work, get rid of it.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#3. Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#4. There is something about being a director where, for me personally, I get to ... it's the closest I'll ever come to being able to be a stand up. And to use my particular sense of humor, and hear people laughing, without me having to stand up in front of an audience and tell jokes.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#5. By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#6. What distinguishes exemplary boards is that they are robust, effective social systems ... The highest performing companies have extremely contentious boards that regard dissent as an obligation and that treat no subject as undiscussable.

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

#7. I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#8. Every weight loss program, no matter how positively it's packaged, whispers to you that you're not right. You're not good enough. You're unacceptable and you need to be fixed.

Kim Brittingham

#9. We have our own script. We have our own calendar. We represent the greatness of Africa's past. We also represent the worst of Africa's present, in terms of poverty. It is the best and the worst of African reality.

Meles Zenawi

#10. Honesty is a big deal, and when your honest everything will fall into place.

Gabrielle Dennis

#11. If you don't sell, it's not the product that's wrong, it's you.

Estee Lauder

#12. There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'

Arthur Ashe

#13. In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes.

Bob Ney

#14. Growing up, my fascination was all things dinosaur, and as an adult, I've had some success making films about aliens, so this is a dream come true.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#15. traveled to the defendant's attorney and locked

Michael Connelly

#16. How do you show up for your relationships? Are you healthy or crippled? Are you prepared or needy? Are you ready to give or too tired to talk?

Gary Smalley

#17. They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#18. As a leader, you have to not only do the right thing, but be perceived to be doing the right thing. A consequence of seeking a leadership position is being put under intense public scrutiny, being held to high standards, and enhancing a reputation that is constantly under threat.

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

#19. I'm not the one or two take guy, but I'm not the 20, 30, 50, 70 take guy either. If I do a bunch of takes, like more than five or six, it's usually for some technical reasons.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#20. It felt scary because there was no auditioning, no rehearsing.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#21. The weird thing is that I hate to fly, and the quote that I give people is that every time I get off a plane, I view it as a failed suicide attempt.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#22. These movies are like my kids. I just love them to death. Some of them go to Harvard and some of them can barely graduate high school.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#23. Egyptian Proverb: The worst things: To be in bed and sleep not, To want for one who comes not, To try to please and please not.

F Scott Fitzgerald

#24. When you're done shooting, the movie that you're going to release when you're done shooting is as bad as it will ever be. And then through editing, and finishing the effects and adding music, you get to make the movie better again. So I'm really hard on myself and on the movie.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#25. I'm an unusual director in that my cut is usually shorter then the final released film. I like short films.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#26. Will and Tommy Lee are the only actors I've ever worked with where neither of them want to say any lines.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#27. I don't think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy is funnier than Will.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#28. It always happens at the end that you're always under the gun because of various schedules and all that.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#29. the person who has arrived at a habitual state of unconditional love will find anything less to be unacceptable

David Hawkins

#30. I was seeing a lot of really good things about Get Shorty when it came out, and my wife pointed out that if you validate the good reviews, you also have to validate the bad reviews.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#31. We have carried out the attempted premeditated murder of an entire nation. We were caught in that criminal act and have been obstructed. Now we have to suffer the punishment ... In the Balkan Wars, Serbia not only doubled its territory, but also its external enemies.

Dimitrije Tucovic

#32. There's a series of children's books called A Series of Unfortunate Events, which is like an incredibly dark version of Roald Dahl. I hope to start directing it.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#33. When Frank the Pug is singing I Will Survive, the only reason it's funny is that Will is in that shot trying not to get angry. A shot of a dog singing I Will Survive on its own will not get a laugh.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#34. I play the father in the scene when Will and Tommy go back to Tommy's old apartment. It was a big mistake. I hope not to be in the next movie I direct.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#35. Michael worked one day. Everybody was a little freaked out and nervous because he's a really big star. We were already working with really big stars, but Michael is Michael.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#36. We should all relax about life because you don't have a clue as to what's really going on.

Barry Sonnenfeld

#37. Stay calm. It's like chess. Move and countermove.

Rick Yancey

#38. I really wanted Michael Jackson to be in the first Men in Black, but he didn't want to be considered as an alien!

Barry Sonnenfeld