277 Quotes by Judd Apatow

"Sometimes, something seems dead, and then out of the blue, someone just figures out the way to fix a script and it goes."

"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."

"You have to write a lot of scripts to get any scripts that are worth making."

"It just frees you to be more honest."

"If you develop 10 things, and you can get two or three made, that's a very high ration."

"It was obvious while shooting 'Anchorman' that Steve was stealing many a scene. So being a wily producer, I asked him if he had any ideas for movies that he could star in."

"At network television you could make a show like Freaks and Geeks, and even though 7 million people watch is every week, you were considered a terrible failure, and they got rid of you and staff. Now ... It's like a world where the replacements are the biggest fans in the world. It's, the Elvis Costellos of television are the winners. Creativity is king and it's very very exciting."

"I like letting people in on the process. When we did a speed-dating scene, we hired all these hilarious women ... and let them go off on Steve. ... If something's funny, I hate for it to just sit in a basement."

"We are at this weird moment where there's an economic model that supports creativity. People are demanding something new and fresh."

"If you find someone who's funny, of course you want to work with them again. It's like a good dance partner - you know their moves. Plus you're spending months on set, so why not be around people who crack you up?"