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Jay Chandrasekhar
American Actor
Born: Apr 9, 1968
Comedy Funny People Think Try You
Related authors: Bruce Lee Clint Eastwood Kevin Hart Mr. T Orson Welles Shia LaBeouf Tom Hanks Will Rogers
I think romantic comedies in general are marketed towards women, and I think men are half the romance, so why not have some that are truly from a male point of view. Jay Chandrasekhar
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I've never thrown a javelin. What kind of sport is that? It's hilarious. Jay Chandrasekhar
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If I were in charge of the Olympics, I would probably try to put something for the javelin guy to aim at. Not just length, but see if you could spear something. Jay Chandrasekhar
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I always feel like any criminal who doesn't have a mask on is dumb: particularly the ones who don't realize that all mini-marts have cameras. I find that so hilarious. Or bank robbers without a mask. You're like, 'Have you seen no movies?' Jay Chandrasekhar
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As funny as we thought our script might have been, 'Super Troopers,' starring five nobodies, didn't fit the model of a good financial bet. Jay Chandrasekhar
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Integrity matters. What our fans think matters. Jay Chandrasekhar
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The first thing I do in the editing room is the 'radio edit,' where you listen to the dialogue and don't even look at the visuals. The rhythm, the music of the comedy, has to work. Jay Chandrasekhar
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If you're not doing something or saying something in comedy, the camera is going to go somewhere else. Jay Chandrasekhar
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Violence is totally accepted in this country. Jay Chandrasekhar
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When we had Brian Cox in 'Super Troopers,' we learned that when you put a great actor in the center of our lunacy, it grounds everything. Jay Chandrasekhar
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'48 Hrs.' is very tough and funny. Jay Chandrasekhar
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'Smokey and the Bandit' is tough and funny. Jay Chandrasekhar
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Like hitting a baseball, comedy is very much about timing. To some degree, you either 'got it or you don't.' Jay Chandrasekhar
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Whether I'm performing or directing, I'm aways thinking about rhythm; sometimes it's nailing the right rhythm, and sometimes it's intentionally breaking the rhythm. Those two things are what make something funny or not. How long a shot is and where you put the camera are all part of that rhythm of directing. Jay Chandrasekhar
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If a joke makes our tribe laugh, we assume it will make other friend-tribes laugh. Jay Chandrasekhar
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The reality of show business - and I suppose a lot of businesses, but specifically show business - is that it is this business of 'no's.' It's mostly 'no's.' Jay Chandrasekhar
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A lot of the original people on 'SNL' came through Chicago - and Toronto, I'm sure - but Chicago was the center of it all. When I was there, Chris Farley - I knew him; we hung out and stuff - he went off to 'Saturday Night Live,' it was like, 'It's possible to be from here and make it.' Jay Chandrasekhar
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I think there's a pedigree that comes with being from Chicago that gives you some cache outside of L.A. and New York, where, frankly, most of show business really is. Jay Chandrasekhar
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A lot of filmmaking is just sort of slowed down by lawyers who feel they're more important than the filmmakers. Jay Chandrasekhar
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I'm from Chicago. And I was an actor in high school and college, and I wanted to see if I could make a run of it in this job. So, I went downtown in Chicago, and I went up on a stand-up stage and did an open mic. It went well, so I'm like, 'Alright, I'll give it another try.' Jay Chandrasekhar
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We hoped to get a TV show, and we almost did, but 'The State' beat us out for this MTV show. So because they were there, and 'SNL' and 'Kids in the Hall' were there, we thought, 'Let's go try to do what Python did, and instead, let's make movies.' Jay Chandrasekhar
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We only ever write jokes that amuse us. Jay Chandrasekhar
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The funny thing about any cop uniform is that people will do what you say when you're wearing a cop uniform. Jay Chandrasekhar
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This career is a relentless hustle because Hollywood is crowded with too many smart, talented people pursuing the same dream and the same pool of entertainment investment dollars. And unlike in law or medicine, there are no college degrees required - no barriers to entry. Jay Chandrasekhar
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If you want to provide for your family, maybe show business is not a high degree of success. You will need to keep your day job until you make it, and know it's an odds thing just like the NFL. I personally wouldn't recommend anybody to go into this business. Jay Chandrasekhar
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It takes a year for us to generate a script that is ready to shoot. There are maybe 20 drafts of a script. And, each time, someone saying 'I don't really love this,' we discuss it for 15 minutes. Jay Chandrasekhar
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