I remember when first, Stripes, and then Animal House came out – which I was really proud of, even though it was kind of loose and quite raucous – there were imitative movies that were not quite as good. – Ivan Reitman
Ive always been a fan of science fiction films, and Ive never been able to put my particular spin on it. – Ivan Reitman
Movies either work or they dont work and theyre either funny or theyre not and we work very hard. To achieve that kind of work is really kind of delicate stitching. – Ivan Reitman
My sense is, I think its okay for directors to do movies that speak to other work in their career. – Ivan Reitman
Some movies bring out the creativity in you. Every single audience member can become creative in the face of a particular movie. If you happen to like my films, its because my films provide a bed for you on which you can find your creativity. The Hollywood movies do not provide that for you. – Abbas Kiarostami