Garry Marshall
Garry Marshall
Garry Kent Masciarelli, better known as Garry Marshall, was an American actor, director, producer, writer, voice artist, and comedian. He is known for creating Happy Days and its various spin-offs, developing Neil Simon's 1965 play The Odd Couple for television, and directing Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve, Mother's Day, The Princess Diaries, and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth13 November 1934
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I grew up with two sisters, no brothers. There was Ronny who produced "Happy Days" for me and my sister Penny who acts, directs - she does everything. So they were very strong women in my life.
You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I figured I'd make one movie where they didn't have to do this
Never underestimate the power of your sister.
I am a total believer of making the process a good time - make it memorable, have some fun, try to shoot high in your quality and then dont get crazy, see what happens.
People always say, well, how do you get through show business? How do you swim the waters? And how do you survive and all that? I had a very solid method, and that is team up with ambitious partners.
If you’ve got the comedy eye, you can look at any situation and see the humor in it while others don’t.
Learn to work with people you wouldn't go to lunch with.
It's always helpful to learn from your mistakes because then your mistakes seem worthwhile.
I started as a journalist actually. I graduated from Northwestern Medill School of Journalism and with my degree discovered, once out in the real world, I wasn't very good at it.