Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow
Judd Apatowis an American producer, writer, director, actor, and comedian. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and developed the cult television series Freaks and Geeks and directed and produced The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, This Is 40, and Trainwreck...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFilm Producer
Date of Birth6 December 1967
CitySyosset, NY
CountryUnited States of America
writing thinking bigs
I put on a big show when I write something I think is funny.
years people freak
I feel like Superbad and Freaks And Geeks are somewhat timeless. That's always gratifying, when you feel like 30 years in the future, people will still get it, and it won't seem creaky. It won't come across like The Incredible Mr. Limpet.
design driven humiliation
I am always driven by the terror of humiliation.
bombs making-money reviews
I've had movies bomb with terrible reviews, I've had movies make a lot of money with terrible reviews, I've had movies get good reviews and make money. And I like it best when the movies do well and the reviewers like them.
blue way scripts
Sometimes, something seems dead, and then out of the blue, someone just figures out the way to fix a script and it goes.
choices minutes bigs
I wanted to see how funny I could be without making the choice that every 10 minutes something big and visual had to happen.
insecurity able insight
All of my jokes were about not being able to meet anybody. I didn't have any insight into anything - even my own insecurities.
writing scripts
You have to write a lot of scripts to get any scripts that are worth making.
needs hours categories
If we really talked about what's wrong with you, you'd need a 7-1/2-hour movie and nobody would know what category to put it in!
fun kids defense
My way of dealing with the world has always been to make fun of it and observe it but not take part in it.That's how I became a writer. But when you have kids, suddenly you have to be part of things. It leads almost to a breakdown because your whole defense mechanism is now really destructive.
trying way lasts
Well, every movie is an experiment. And the only way you can grow at what you're doing is to take chances. You can't try to stick with what worked last time.
bridesmaids comedy consensus
Up until 'Bridesmaids,' the general consensus was that women preferred comedy a bit softer.
earth periods sync
There was definitely a period when I just felt out of sync with earth.
trying plugs holes
If anything is leaking, I try to plug the hole.