Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeldis an American filmmaker and television director. He worked as cinematographer for the Coen brothers, then later he directed films such as The Addams Family and its sequel, Addams Family Values along with the Men in Black trilogy, and the critically acclaimed Get Shorty. Sonnenfeld has also had four collaborations with actor and comedian Will Smith...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth1 April 1953
CountryUnited States of America
scary scar rehearsing
It felt scary because there was no auditioning, no rehearsing.
american-producer believe living none planets room stuff
I don't believe in aliens living on planets as such, but I do believe there's stuff going on in this room that none of us have any idea about.
american-producer frank funny reason shot singing survive trying
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.
american-producer considered jackson men michael
I really wanted Michael Jackson to be in the first Men in Black, but he didn't want to be considered as an alien!
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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.
american-producer hope next scene
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.
american-producer worked
Will and Tommy Lee are the only actors I've ever worked with where neither of them want to say any lines.
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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.
stars one-day littles
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.
laughing want figure-skating
They want to let the audience figure things out and let the reaction shot get the laugh.
gun schedules ends
It always happens at the end that you're always under the gun because of various schedules and all that.
dream growing-up adults
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.
suicide hate views
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.
school kids graduates
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.