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" There's a lot of real estate in our brain dedicated to facial recognition and to physics. That takes a lot of processing power out of our brain. "
Jon Favreau
Power
Brain
Recognition
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" It's great to be able to connect parents with children both emotionally and through humor. I look forward to exploring family entertainment once again and examining the specifics of our day-to-day lives against the backdrop of an extraordinary adventure. "
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Look
Humor
" You have to find something that you have to obsess over if you're making a movie about it. As a director, you have to be able to pick something that excites you enough that you can breathe it every day. "
Jon Favreau
Enough
Find
Over
" You don't get to see your family much. In the movie business, directors often go out of town for long periods of time, and even if you're in town, you're working 14-15 hour days. People tend to not balance out the important things in their lives with their career. "
Jon Favreau
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People
Family
" Back to the painting of the Sistine Chapel, there's always been run-ins between benefactors and artists. "
Jon Favreau
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Been
Back
" Online theft has changed the business model of filmmaking because the DVD market is very soft. So, more ambitious, compelling, character-driven narrative of a certain budget level isn't really a viable business model in the eyes of the studios right now. "
Jon Favreau
Now
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Eyes
" I remember the first script I wrote after 'Swingers' was a Western, and I just couldn't get it made. "
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" Between the theme parks and the movies, the Disney iconography was probably the first set of archetypes that I was exposed to. Walt was able to expose me as a child to the full array of emotions, including fear and sorrow. Those movies and attractions haunted my dreams and made a deep impression on me as a child. "
Jon Favreau
Deep
Me
Dreams
" When Ron Howard does 'Rush,' he has to learn and steep himself in F1 culture and European racing culture, and that's part of the fun of the gig. You learn to learn. Your real skill as a director is being a learner and an observer. You're constantly learning another thing in context. "
Jon Favreau
You
Culture
Fun
" There is nothing as fun as making a cultural splash with a movie. Sometimes the splash happens, like with 'Swingers,' where it sort of slowly ripples out, yet everybody could quote it. Or it could be something like 'Elf,' where you just make a big splash right off the bat when the movie comes out. "
Jon Favreau
Big
Right
Nothing
" David Anspaugh, who was my first director, on 'Rudy,' was all about empowering the actor, making you feel comfortable and appreciated, allowing you to keep your dignity, and treating you like a man. Being treated like a grown-up makes you proud to be involved in a film. "
Jon Favreau
Director
Proud
Man
" Half the people think I write Obama's speeches; the other half think I'm on 'Entourage.' So I'm at the level of fame where people kind of know who I am, but they confuse me with other people. "
Jon Favreau
Fame
Know
I Am
" I find that people... very few people think that what they're doing is bad, and usually the people who think what they're doing is bad it has more to do with guilt. "
Jon Favreau
People
Guilt
Think
" For me, I love food. It's my greatest pleasure and also the thing that could ruin you as well. It's one of those things where, if you're not thoughtful about it, it could be unhealthy. But if there's a mindfulness about it; it actually is a wonderful tool of emotional expression. "
Jon Favreau
Food
You
Thoughtful
" Hopefully we'll figure out how to get 'Iron Man 2' going, and I'll be involved with that. You have got to outdo what you did before. So, if the last one took two years, we would need at least that to do what we are talking about or, at least, thinking about. "
Jon Favreau
Iron
Man
Need
" Comic Con has become a very relevant venue for all films. "
Jon Favreau
Comic
Become
Con
" I think that part of the reason that 'Iron Man' was so successful was that we really chose to break new ground in a new area tonally, cast wise, the way we depict the hero, what his abilities are. It felt fresh in a genre that is beginning to feel stale if it's not done with the proper amount of inspiration and a strong voice or tone. "
Jon Favreau
Feel
Wise
Man
" For a movie - any movie - to work, all the bread has to fall jelly side up; everything has to go right. You have to hit the zeitgeist. "
Jon Favreau
You
Work
Go
" I wanted to be a New York City firefighter. I didn't make it in, though. "
Jon Favreau
City
New York
New
" At the end of the day, it seems like there's a critic archetype for food movies, like with 'Ratatouille' or anything. You know, if you were doing a puppet show about chefs, one puppet would be the chef, one would be the critic. "
Jon Favreau
Day
Chef
Food
" I think that anything that leads to creativity and good work is good. "
Jon Favreau
Good
Work
Think
" I like reading reviews. If they're clearly hating on you, I try not to read that deeply. But if they really are trying to understand, it's interesting. "
Jon Favreau
You
Interesting
Reading
" 'King Kong,' especially the first two acts of it, is a really good example of the use of miniatures mixed with digital characters and how convincing it was. "
Jon Favreau
Digital
Two
Good
" I think 'Chef' is about somebody who's in the middle of his life, and he's kind of lost his passion and his voice, so he seeks out some refinement and redemption. "
Jon Favreau
Passion
Life
Chef
" I'll basically eat anything that a chef puts in front of me. One of the reasons is respect for the chef. I watch chefs eat at other chefs' restaurants, and they're very aware not to leave anything over because the chef is watching very closely. It's a very sincere interaction when two chefs are cooking for one another. "
Jon Favreau
Chef
Eat
Cooking
" Scorsese's been a hero of mine since I was young. If you saw 'Swingers,' you know I was definitely fixated on his body of work. "
Jon Favreau
Body
Young
You
" I've always wanted to call the shots because I would rather fail than not have a chance to figure it out on my own. "
Jon Favreau
Chance
Always
Fail
" Christopher Nolan's 'Batman Begins' set the bar very high for the superhero movie, as it showed that you could get a great cast for these movies and take a real filmmaker's perspective. "
Jon Favreau
Movies
Real
Great
" If you look at the mythology of aliens, there's a lot about gold. It's about them coming for gold; whether that's a simplification or not. If you think of 'Chariot of the Gods,' there's this reoccurring theme of gold. "
Jon Favreau
Look
Mythology
Gold
" Acting is the most fun. I like to do it and it's great that I can still do that, but you know, you don't really have a lot of control over things, so it's real hit or miss. "
Jon Favreau
Acting
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Great
" If you're going to be an R already, you may as well be 'The Hangover,' and you may as well be as shocking as possible, because that's what delivers the most return. "
Jon Favreau
Most
Going
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