Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman
Jason Reitman is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for directing the films Thank You for Smoking, Juno, Up in the Air, and Young Adult. As of February 2, 2010, he has received one Grammy award and four Academy Award nominations, two of which are for Best Director. Reitman is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. He is the son of director Ivan Reitman...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth19 October 1977
CityMontreal, Canada
CountryCanada
When I write a film, all I think about is where the thing ends and how to get the audience there.
I think, through comedy, sometimes we're allowed to discuss things that you'd never be able to talk about in a drama.
I really enjoy theater. I just went to see 'Death of a Salesman,' and it knocked me on my ass.
I have one of the original 'Ghostbusters' guns in my house.
With each one of my films, I'm exploring one of my own issues and I try to expose myself a little in the film.
I find nice people kind of boring.
I don't know why I'm drawn to anti-heroes, but I certainly am.
I am an obsessive flyer, myself.
I'm equally guilty of using technology - I Twitter, I text people, I chat. But I think there's something strangely insidious about it that it makes us think we're closer when in fact we're not seeing each other, we're not connecting.
Selfishness, narcissism, being uncomfortable in your own skin, not feeling connected to the world around you, feeling dislocated from family and youth, having a strange relationship with your childhood - all those things feel really true to me.
I always believed that you can make challenging films, but they should be fiscally responsible.
I think when you pay attention to the shots, you're aware of the fact that there's a director. Really, it's the director's job to disappear and allow the movie to just feel.
I want my audiences to be as open-minded as my characters.
I don't want to make films that give you the answer. If there is a message to my films - and I hope there isn't - it's to be open-minded.