Peter Berg
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I was thinking about what you were saying, and I'm kind of going back a little bit, but I've had this same frustration about... And I love hearing about your style, Pete, because there is nothing. I think it's even the hardest thing to do is to make a funny film because there's generally no flow on set. And you're turning around and you're doing this kind of shit.
I was thinking about what you were saying, and I'm kind of going back a little bit, but I've had this same frustration about... And I love hearing about your style, Pete, because there is nothing. I think it's even the hardest thing to do is to make a funny film because there's generally no flow on set. And you're turning around and you're doing this kind of shit.
I was thinking about what you were saying, and I'm kind of going back a little bit, but I've had this same frustration about... And I love hearing about your style, Pete, because there is nothing. I think it's even the hardest thing to do is to make a funny film because there's generally no flow on set. And you're turning around and you're doing this kind of shit.
And there's nothing less fun than trying to make a comedy film. They're really fucking tough to do. And because the system is set up, it's set against you. And that's why often really funny films that break out are films that are small films that come out of nowhere because they don't have the budget to fuck around and to have a big company move and all this shit.
And there's nothing less fun than trying to make a comedy film. They're really fucking tough to do. And because the system is set up, it's set against you. And that's why often really funny films that break out are films that are small films that come out of nowhere because they don't have the budget to fuck around and to have a big company move and all this shit.
And there's nothing less fun than trying to make a comedy film. They're really fucking tough to do. And because the system is set up, it's set against you. And that's why often really funny films that break out are films that are small films that come out of nowhere because they don't have the budget to fuck around and to have a big company move and all this shit.
It's just young people who are like just grabbing cameras, throwing cameras on their shoulders and getting it. two or three, you know, two cameras, handheld, blah, blah, blah, and that immediately sees what you need in comedy. And it just doesn't exist in a bigger format.
It's just young people who are like just grabbing cameras, throwing cameras on their shoulders and getting it. two or three, you know, two cameras, handheld, blah, blah, blah, and that immediately sees what you need in comedy. And it just doesn't exist in a bigger format.
It's just young people who are like just grabbing cameras, throwing cameras on their shoulders and getting it. two or three, you know, two cameras, handheld, blah, blah, blah, and that immediately sees what you need in comedy. And it just doesn't exist in a bigger format.
Would you agree with that? I saw Sean Baker's film, his new film, Anora. Yeah, Anora is incredible. That's the hardest I've laughed in a movie in quite a while. That's great. Did you see it, Sean? Yeah, I saw it, yeah. What's the film?
Would you agree with that? I saw Sean Baker's film, his new film, Anora. Yeah, Anora is incredible. That's the hardest I've laughed in a movie in quite a while. That's great. Did you see it, Sean? Yeah, I saw it, yeah. What's the film?
Would you agree with that? I saw Sean Baker's film, his new film, Anora. Yeah, Anora is incredible. That's the hardest I've laughed in a movie in quite a while. That's great. Did you see it, Sean? Yeah, I saw it, yeah. What's the film?
Oh, we were just talking about it. I haven't seen it yet. You've got to check that out. It's fantastic.
Oh, we were just talking about it. I haven't seen it yet. You've got to check that out. It's fantastic.
Oh, we were just talking about it. I haven't seen it yet. You've got to check that out. It's fantastic.
When that dude is in the courtroom and the judge throws him out and he starts objecting like he's part of the legal defense team, I just haven't laughed that hard. And to your point, Will, it's just, you know, I'm a big fan of Sean Baker and it's just loose, wild. You don't know who these people are that are in the cast.
When that dude is in the courtroom and the judge throws him out and he starts objecting like he's part of the legal defense team, I just haven't laughed that hard. And to your point, Will, it's just, you know, I'm a big fan of Sean Baker and it's just loose, wild. You don't know who these people are that are in the cast.
When that dude is in the courtroom and the judge throws him out and he starts objecting like he's part of the legal defense team, I just haven't laughed that hard. And to your point, Will, it's just, you know, I'm a big fan of Sean Baker and it's just loose, wild. You don't know who these people are that are in the cast.
Yeah, I remember seeing Rushmore in the theater when it first came out and feeling like, fuck, this is fucking great. Right. Because there wasn't any... There's no winking. Well, there's no, yeah, there was no pretense.
Yeah, I remember seeing Rushmore in the theater when it first came out and feeling like, fuck, this is fucking great. Right. Because there wasn't any... There's no winking. Well, there's no, yeah, there was no pretense.