Nicholas Stoller Quotes

I think with romantic comedies it's a lot about tone, because different romantic comedies have different tones.

Though rom-coms aren't necessarily my cup of tea, I was a huge fan of 'Notting Hill.' I laughed a lot, and the romance got to me.

'The Best Man' was my first feature film, and I didn't want to be known as a director who only does romantic comedies.

To state the obvious, romantic comedies have to be funny and they have to be romantic. But one of the most important things, for me anyway, is that they be about two strong people finding their way to love.

I love a good romantic comedy.

I love romantic comedies so much.

Often, romantic comedies exist in a vacuum, and it's kind of odd.

I do - I do enjoy a good rom-com here and there. Would 'A Fish Called Wanda' be a rom-com?

I like watching romantic comedies and animation.

I didn't just dip my toe into the pool of romantic comedies.

I would love to make a romantic comedy.

I think for me the trick is not to aim to impress or to even try to make people laugh but instead to tell the truth.

I think we deserve people who really, really love us.

I think, as most people are, I'm fascinated with love, relationships, and my daily life so I'm very inclined to make films about those things.

It gives a message to people of love... it does not matter what's the colour of your skin, what language do you speak, what religion do you believe in. It is that we should all consider each other as human beings and we should respect each other.

I think a lot of the romantic comedies need to catch up with what's actually kind of happening.

We are not primitive. We live differently to you, but we do not live exactly like our grandparents did, nor do you. Were your ancestors 'primitive'? I don't think so. We respect our ancestors. We love our children. This is the same for all people.

I'm actually really proud of how I believe people perceive me in this industry. I worked really hard to be seen in a certain way. I think I get a lot of respect for what I usually do. I find that comedic world completely fulfilling and wonderful and they're all my best friends.

I love telling stories and acting and entertaining people. I don't want to make fun of people.

I think that's very important for romantic comedies, that they do deal with [modern]issues.

I think that setting a novel in a small town taps into a sense of nostalgia among readers. People tend to believe life is different in small towns, and frankly, it is different.

.. if you asked most people whether they believed in love or not, they’d probably say they didn’t. Yet that’s not necessarily what they truly think. It’s just the way they defend themselves against what they want. They believe in it, but pretend they don’t until they’re allowed to. Most people would throw away all their cynicism if they could. The majority just never gets the chance.

I want to make movies that people see. I really think that movies are the most popular form of story telling ever and have such a huge impact on culture when they do.

I think a sense of humor is a very personal thing, and I don't know if I am talented enough to do romantic comedies.

We don't really know how technology will affect narrative. That's the question. See, people used to say that the novel is going to die, but they would never say that movies will die with it, when in fact all forms depend on the narrative. I think if one of them fails, the others are going to fail as well. Maybe this will happen to both forms, and maybe movies will take a totally different direction with fiction.