Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow
Judd Apatowis an American producer, writer, director, actor, and comedian. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and developed the cult television series Freaks and Geeks and directed and produced The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, This Is 40, and Trainwreck...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFilm Producer
Date of Birth6 December 1967
CitySyosset, NY
CountryUnited States of America
insecurity able insight
All of my jokes were about not being able to meet anybody. I didn't have any insight into anything - even my own insecurities.
summer fighting work-out
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.
bombs making-money reviews
I've had movies bomb with terrible reviews, I've had movies make a lot of money with terrible reviews, I've had movies get good reviews and make money. And I like it best when the movies do well and the reviewers like them.
design driven humiliation
I am always driven by the terror of humiliation.
fun night world
I hosted the Producer's Guild Awards, and it went well, and I was very happy in the moment, and it was a fun night. But I wake up the next day like someone who did crack the night before and told off the world, and I'm ashamed of the whole idea that anyone should listen to me, or the idea that I need that much approval.
thinking roots underdog
I think that everything I do tends to root for the underdog.
thinking moments best-moments
The moment you think of a joke is the best moment.
fighting tv-shows two
The only thing worse than a crappy TV show which Paddy Chayevsky couldn't have conceived in his worst nightmare is two megacorps fighting over who thought of the crappy show first.
thinking should-have magic
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.
writing thinking bigs
I put on a big show when I write something I think is funny.
guy good-guy live-by
Every day I live by only one rule, be a good guy.
nerd geek
Eventually, the nerds and the geeks will have their day.
people supportive different
I'm always surprised when you do something very different that people don't get behind you more, because you're always told, "Take chances! Stretch!" And when you do it, sometimes people get really supportive and excited, but sometimes people go at you because you've tossed out the formula.
trying done communicate
For me, until I know that the audience really gets what I'm trying to communicate I'm not done.