Keenen Ivory WayansWe felt like we had done as much as you can do with the slasher genre. We were trying to find the next group of scary movies that were ripe for parody.372Thought
Keenen Ivory WayansAll I need is a camera and I'll make things happen373Time
Keenen Ivory WayansYou can kind of feel when things are going to work out341Truth
Keenen Ivory WayansWe do nods to Charlie's Angels and Mission Impossible because they are popular with our fan base.328Philosophy
Keenen Ivory WayansWe've seen so many films now, that you have to be on par with the best films that have preceded you. You just can't make any movie and it will be good339Time
Keenen Ivory WayansI'm not on all the time. I like to have fun and be funny, but I'm much more of a thinker.328HumorThoughtTime
Keenen Ivory WayansI'm just calm under fire. I'm not intimidating at all.296Thought
Keenen Ivory WayansCreativity is the answer. I always prefer the creative solution to an expensive solution.252Humanity
Keenen Ivory WayansIt's rare that you cut out something that is really good. You screen all of it, and when the audience doesn't respond, you cut out whatever is holding the story down.276Death
Keenen Ivory WayansIt's the teenage and university crowd, so we give them lots of sex jokes and gross humour.299Humor
Keenen Ivory WayansI always prefer the big laugh. That is always the objective, especially with a film like Scary Movie 2222Humor
Keenen Ivory WayansIn rare instances you have to give up what you thought was a great scene.288Thought
Keenen Ivory WayansI think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience; what things are funny and not.246DeathHumorLife
Keenen Ivory WayansYou just can't make any movie and it will be good now. This is a really a difficult time to be in films.224Time
Keenen Ivory WayansI go through a whole process with the actors first, building and creating characters, then I encourage them to sort of live in that character when they're in the screen.2710Humanity
Keenen Ivory WayansSlot machines are like crack for old people.163Humanity
Keenen Ivory WayansI prefer the smaller budget versus the bigger budget because the mentality that goes along with big budget filmmaking doesn't really suit me; the mind-set that money is the answer.2310Thought
Keenen Ivory WayansI enjoy the character interplay. Sometimes the audience is not laughing, but smiling, and that is almost just as good because it keeps them ready to laugh.174DeathHumorReading
Keenen Ivory WayansThere are two phases to a movie. First you shoot the movie, and then you make the movie. Generally, post-production is longer than filming.134Humanity
Keenen Ivory WayansMy brothers can be a little out of control sometimes and so somebody has to be able to keep them focused.158Time
