38 Quotes by Greg Mottola

Some scenes comes together really quickly, and some scenes are disasters that take forever. But it sort of works itself out over time.

I can't seem to escape comedy. Whenever I sit down and try to write something serious, it just doesn't work.

I worry that I would actually hurt my career doing something I didn't enjoy.

I kind of thought I would only work exclusively in the world of naturalistic comedy drama, but there is this side of me that also loves Hollywood, and I wanted to see what that felt like.

When I read a script, I always - the first question I ask myself is, 'Is there something that I could bring to it that maybe the next guy wouldn't?' Because I've read a lot of very good scripts and thought there are people who could do this better than I.

The truth is, good actors are always looking to do something different. They are dying to play slightly odder characters or work on movies that aren't straight down the middle.

I specialize in movies that people say are underrated, with the exception of 'Superbad.'

I have some pride in the things I've done, but I'm pretty hard on myself. Part of looking at my old work is to motivate me to try harder.

To me, it's important to try and make an emotional connection with the audience.