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
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I've worked with him since he was 16 on Freaks and Geeks and always thought he could be a big comedy star.
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I've worked with him since he was 16 on 'Freaks and Geeks' and always thought he could be a big comedy star. The nice thing about 'Virgin' is that it shows the studios that if the premise is a strong one, you can take a chance on a new actor in the lead.
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I've ... always thought he could be a big comedy star. The nice thing about 'Virgin' is that it shows the studios that if the premise is a strong one, you can take a chance on a new actor in the lead.
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You know, I'm a big comedy fan.
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I don't think there's that many great 90-minute comedies.
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I often say that ... I'm just involved in comedy, so I can be around it.
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Most people in the world of comedy at least are multi-hyphenates, so people who direct are also writers.
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Up until 'Bridesmaids,' the general consensus was that women preferred comedy a bit softer.
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We wanted to show how over his head he is, ... We were always terrified of that scene. The audience is so uncomfortable.
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What became clear very early is that people wanted the story, ... They didn't want a joke fest. All the notes were: You can cut the jokes.
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My first thought when 'Wedding Crashers' ended was, 'Oh, my God. We are so much dirtier than they are,'
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The thing that is incredibly helpful is that we screen the movies and we ask the audience if they like it or not and we ask a lot of questions and do testing on the movies. For comedies, at least, it's very helpful. If they're not laughing and they don't say that they loved it, then I have screwed up.
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And I have achieved everything I have ever wanted to do. You don't need a better situation when you're doing very well. I've chosen to stay with the agency, not the agent.
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Ultimately, it's about a guy who's afraid to take a risk. Our hope is that Andy will be an inspiration to others. He's like the Lance Armstrong of virgins.