Judd Apatow Quotes

United States, Producer
December 6, 1967

Judd Apatow is an American producer, writer, director, actor and stand-up comedian. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and developed the television series Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Girls, Love, and Crashing and directed the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers (2017), and The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018).

Also known as Writer, Director, Actor, Comedian

The audience doesn't care that most of happened. They just want a good movie.

Judd Apatow
- Want
- Audience
- Good Movie
People like everything to work out, and anytime you don't make everything work out perfectly, you really are fighting against what most people are going to the movies for, especially in the summer.

Judd Apatow
- People
- Work
- Fighting

I think a lot of Hollywood is in retreat right now trying to figure out how to make money and make the safest bets.

Judd Apatow
- Money
- Hollywood
- Bets
People like the comedy more when they care about the characters.

Judd Apatow
- Comedy
- Care
- Characters
I think the story should always determine the visual approach. There are situations where you want things to feel alive and like life, and there are situations that should have some magic and the separation with the grain.

Judd Apatow
- Story
- Approach
- Visual
We are at this weird moment where there's an economic model that supports creativity. People are demanding something new and fresh.

Judd Apatow
- New
- Fresh
- Demanding
I get literally a physical sensation of low self-esteem that is a result of not engaging the world and getting comfortable that way.

Judd Apatow
The moment you think of a joke is the best moment.

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- Best
- Moment
- Joke

I think the world is changing and all that matters is that I'm creating things.

Judd Apatow
- World
- Creating
- Changing
If the movie's not communicating, it's not working.

Judd Apatow
Every joke is an experiment. When you sit, alone, and write a script, or just a joke, you really have no idea if it will succeed.

Judd Apatow
- Succeed
- Joke
- Experiment
I didn't want to be a director for hire. It really just took me a long time to learn how to direct and to feel up to the job.

Judd Apatow
- Time
- Learn
- Direct