Todd Phillips quotes

Todd Phillips is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his work in comedy and drama. His films include iconic titles such as "The Hangover" trilogy and "Joker." He has received critical acclaim and major awards nominations for his unique directorial vision. Here are 30 of his quotes:

I never had a ton of male friends and it's always been something that's really interesting to me, what brings guys together? The bonding. 'Old School' is a good example of that. And even 'Starsky' and even 'Road Trip.' (Todd Phillips)
There's a darkness under 'The Hangover' because ultimately there's a missing person and it's not really that funny. There's a sort of darkness under it that I love, and still people are laughing as hard if not harder than they did in 'Old School.' View quote
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I think that 'Hangover II' is as funny as 'The Hangover I,' honest to God, but I think that it's a little bit darker, and the stakes are a little bit higher. View quote
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Bangkok, like Las Vegas, sounds like a place where you make bad decisions. View quote
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It's all about escapism. That's essentially what all movies are about. It's a vicarious thrill. View quote
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When I was younger I was obsessed with 'Star 80,' and it's just a great movie - I think I saw it three times in the theater. View quote
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You're only as good as your body of work, and everybody has issues, whether it's Steven Spielberg or Martin Scorsese. I'm not comparing myself to those guys, but you learn more from the misses than the hits. View quote
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My dog's a gentleman. View quote
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I just love the look of film. But I have nothing against HD. View quote
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I find I like to work with a lot of the same actors, because I find that there's sort of shorthand there, and there is this unspoken trust, both ways. They trust me and I trust them. And I know what I'm going to get from them, to an extent. It's just fun, kind of creating this little family. View quote
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'The Hangover' was lightening in a bottle. We're aware of that. It went through the roof all over the world. (Todd Phillips)
You set the tone on the set that you want to see in the film. View quote
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Not every movie has to serve as every audience member's need for completion. View quote
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I was taught that you didn't want to be part of the group - that it was better to do your own thing. View quote
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I really got into filmmaking through photography. View quote
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I'd love to do a movie with females in it, and not necessarily the female version of 'The Hangover,' but I'd love to. If I did it it'd star Juliette Lewis, because she's the funniest woman in the world. She's my favorite actress on the planet. If we did a character-based comedy about women, I don't see it out of my range. View quote
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I like - there's a better word for it, but I like the danger that a comic brings to a role. It has a feeling, even though everything's scripted and everything's planned what you're going to do. When I see Will Ferrell or Sacha Baron Cohen, there's a feeling that anything could happen. View quote
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I think people like comedies and I think concept driven comedies seem to be working when it's a clear concept and you deliver funny stuff. View quote
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Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I'm not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience. View quote
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Directors tend to be more underrated than overrated because it's a quiet job and people don't really understand it. View quote
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All my movies, as I get the ability to do it, they tend to go a little darker, a little darker. (Todd Phillips)
Comedy is so subjective. You could be in a room with 400 people laughing at a joke and you could just not think it's funny. You're just sitting there like, 'Am I in the twilight zone? Why is everyone laughing?' It's such a personal thing. People have such a personal visceral response to comedy. View quote
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I take it very seriously, music. I think it's one of the tools that a director has with which to kind of paint. The right music can sometimes do five pages of scripted dialogue. View quote
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You know, if I started worrying about what the critics think, I'd never make another comedy. You couldn't pick a less funny group than critics - you couldn't find a more bitter group of people! View quote
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I think comedy directors tend to feel a need to justify the bad behavior, and I just never think that. I like bad behavior, I've always liked bad behavior, I'm a fan of bad behavior, and I don't think you have to justify bad behavior. View quote
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Occupation: American Director
Born: December 20, 1970
Quotes count: 30