Jon Favreau Quotes

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

I'm a very lazy person by nature. I have to be really engaged, and then I go straight from lazy to obsessive. I couldn't study chemistry, but I could memorize all the books for Dungeons and Dragons. It was ridiculous. The trick is to find what I like to do.
Jon Favreau

Nature, Person, Lazy

I've cut myself out... I've cut scenes out that I was in and that's when you realize that you've got to make the best movie you can.
Jon Favreau

Best, Realize, Movie

The irony is that the more unapologetically sexist men are in movies, the more women tend to be attracted to them in person.
Jon Favreau

Women, Men, Movies

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

Great, Fun, Real

Everybody loves a hit. There is nothing as fun as making a cultural splash with a movie.
Jon Favreau

Fun, Nothing, Making

I don't 'handle' people. It's so much easier to manipulate actors than to really have an earnest discussion with them. It's very easy to say whatever's going to appease them and then turn around and do whatever you want to do. It's difficult to be forthright with people, because the job does not lend itself to that.
Jon Favreau

Job, Around, Difficult

I don't think I'm egotistical as much as I'm taking responsibility for what I'm putting out there.
Jon Favreau

Taking, Putting

I think that anything that leads to creativity and good work is good.
Jon Favreau

Work, Good, Creativity

I was the worst extra, I was 'that' guy. I was the guy on the phone trying to get the Oscar for best extra - for best background performance.
Jon Favreau

Best, Trying, Guy

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

Wanted, Chance, Rather

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.
Jon Favreau

Humor, Family, Great

Thankfully, I have a background as an actor, and you learn how to live in that world of not knowing what's going to happen next.
Jon Favreau

Live, Happen, Learn

Unfortunately, we are not painters and authors, where we can do something in isolation. We require a lot of money to create what we create. It's almost like being an architect: You can't be an architect and build whatever buildings you want to.
Jon Favreau

Money, Whatever, Almost

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: October 19, 1966

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