Todd Phillips
Todd Phillips
Todd Phillips, also known as Todd Bunzl, is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for writing and directing Bittersweet Motel, Road Trip, Old School, The Hangover Trilogy and Due Date. He also produced the 2012 black comedy film Project X...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth20 December 1970
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
sometimes mayhem
To make a movie about mayhem, sometimes you have to go to mayhem.
guy
I love confidence in a guy. I don't have it, but there's nothing sexier.
hangover thinking guy
I make decisions to do movies based on the cast. I'd just been working with Zach [Galifianakis] on The Hangover, and I was thinking, I've got to find something to do with this guy immediately.
character thinking interesting
I just thinks it's interesting what it takes an actor to find their characters through the wardrobe, or the hair, or the way a character walks.
writing awards academy-awards
I got nominated for an Academy Award(R) for writing 'Borat.'
stars thinking saws
When I was younger I was obsessed with 'Star 80,' and it's just a great movie - I think I saw it three times in the theater.
school film taxi
When I was in NYU Film School I drove a taxi in New York for two years, I felt like I owned my own business with that little taxi.
people cheesy doe
Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I'm not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience.
thrill vicarious escapism
It's all about escapism. That's essentially what all movies are about. It's a vicarious thrill.
looks film
I just love the look of film. But I have nothing against HD.
opportunity people worried
I'm not worried about young people seeing an opportunity and taking advantage of it.
drama documentaries scared
I don't have a horror film in me just because I don't like to be scared. But I definitely have a documentary in me, and I certainly have dramas.
photography filmmaking
I really got into filmmaking through photography.
hangover school laughing
There's a darkness under 'The Hangover' because ultimately there's a missing person and it's not really that funny. There's a sort of darkness under it that I love, and still people are laughing as hard if not harder than they did in 'Old School.'