Quotes from Theodore Melfi

By the time I got to 'St Vincent,' I had shot so many scenarios I was ready for anything - I've shot kangaroos, I've shot dogs, cats, crowds, fight scenes, stunts, comedy, drama, handheld, dolly, helicopter, crane - I just felt that there was nothing I was unprepared for.

I think if characters change too much, it's unrealistic; their whole fabric of who they are as a person doesn't just disappear.

I was a good student. I started college at 16 years old and did okay.

NASA didn't give a crap what gender you were or what race you were. If you could do the math, you were valuable.

I have a very strict philosophy that if you're not working out, you're getting fat.

If you don't infuse humor into a subject matter, no matter how dark, the audience can't accept the message of a film. It closes them down. Humor can open them up.

Life is laughter.