Peter Farrelly Quotations

I know this is silly, it's shallow, it's bad, I wish I wasn't this way-but if I meet a girl with no teeth, I just don't want to date her. It's creepy of me, I wish I was a bigger person, but that's my real turn-off.

Everything's a lot easier when you work with someone you know just about as well as you know yourself.

I always take kind of a zen view of casting and I really don't remember people who passed. I kind of turn it over to the universe and figure, 'Wow, I guess that wasn't meant to be.' It doesn't sit with me.

Our feeling is that the most important thing on a set is that actors have enough confidence to try different things. If there's stress or tension, they won't go out on a limb because they won't want to embarrass themselves if they don't feel completely comfortable.

If you work with Jim Carrey, you're working with the best.

Movie 43 is about the hardest R Rated comedy ever.

Anybody who is a fan of any team is going to recognize themselves in this.

I always loved Kate Winslet, but after you meet her you really love her because she's a cool chick.

I do know this: When somebody has to look great on the screen, that's the death of funny.

I know guys. I know the way they think.

If I was not allowed to mention that I was in the film industry, I could go six months without getting a kiss.

Usually, you can shoot a movie in 10 or 12 weeks.

We've had no problems with the actors, but we keep a really loose set.

With all of my films if I get one bad review and a bunch of good reviews the bad one is the only one that will stay with me, which really sucks!

You know, I'm not sure I ever even had a blind date!

Nine out of 10 times these guys will hit it-they'll be on something incredibly funny, but one out of 10, two out of 10, they'll fall flat on their faces. That's what makes them great actors: they take those chances, they don't play it safe.

There are a lot of laughs in this movie, but it's not just about the laughs. It's really about the story, about a guy who finds his soul and realizes what's truly important.

We really love all sports, but we don't think in the long term. The reason we did Kingpin was because there was a script we really liked and we saw the possibilities.

Her idea of a perfect date is playing 36 holes, then going on to a ball game.

Just in time for the Sox to make another run.

These stories are usually tearjerkers and there's no need for it.

Acting is easy. Mainly because we have a lot of roles-and they're like our friends and they want to be in movies, so we put them in.

Absolutely. You're not laughing at them. You're really laughing with them. There are a lot of jokes in this movie, and they're in on them all.

It's one of those things where the timing is never right. And there are a lot of people interested in the parts.

I wanted this movie out there. It's very funny, but I also saw the potential for changing people's perceptions of people with intellectual disabilities.

There's two lines. There's a line that the critics will tell you is there. And then there's the real line. And the real line is what we go towards. We never cross that line. Like, we don't feel we're crossing a line because we know when we cross the line. That's when they don't laugh, because the audience won't laugh if it's truly mean-spirited.

I love Philip Roth, I love all his stuff.

To the critics: You always complain that Hollywood never gives you new stuff, and then when you get it, you flip out. Lighten up.

They're happy to be Siamese twins. They feel blessed. But the rest of us have to go through the world alone. And they don't. And because they have this great attitude, they have a lot of friends. They were the kings of the prom. You know, they were in the state championship hockey team. You know, they're the goalie. And it's just they're a couple of winners who happen to be Siamese twins.

The guy I've never worked with that is pissing me off is Tom Hanks. I want to work with Tom Hanks more than anyone.

There is a point you can definitely lose the audience and sometimes you don't know where it is.

Don't ever rob a bank. Enjoy life. Have fun. Choose to be happy now; don't wait until you're 'successful,' because honestly, I was as happy when we were unemployed and scrounging around for a buck.