Bobby Farrelly Quotes

• I know people watch our movies and they’ll see a lot of images – they call it gross-out – that they don’t like, and I understand that. It’s an important movie and one that’s extremely well done, but the amount of violent imagery was not for me.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Movies

  Tags in People

• I think that’s the key to being a director: to be able to get the shot and move on quickly.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Director, Key

• I feel reviewers are tougher on comedies in general. They don’t take them seriously, and the ones that get great reviews are not necessarily the ones that I like.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Feel, Tougher

• I think the last one would have to be The Godfather because it was such a powerful story. There was lots of violence in it but I could take it because I thought there was a reality to it. It wasn’t gratuitous, it was just these guys’ story.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Think, Last

• Clint Eastwood. Here’s a guy who’s been involved in so many movies, lots of them masterpieces, and now he’s a director. I just like everything I know about him. He’s very decisive, he makes up his mind real quick.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Involved

• I think we both have some darkness in us. But when we are together, we tend to concentrate more on the light.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Darkness

• I just feel I’m on a different page from the reviewers, so I’ve learned not to care about them too much.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Feel

• It’s a big part of what we do – we test our movies extensively. I’m always there myself. It’s sometimes difficult to sit through, especially if it’s a version of the movie that’s not working particularly well.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Part, Test

• We love the Stooges, and young kids today don’t watch them. They think it’s their dad’s comedy. So we thought we could reintroduce them to a new audience.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Love

  Tags in Kids

• We want the best actor, and that’s why Matt Damon worked so well in this role, because he’s a great actor.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Actor, Best

• Well, there are conjoined twins in real life and we can tell a story about them so long as they’re not the brunt of the jokes. In this, they’re the heroes of this story; we love these guys.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Life

  Tags in Twins

• The only thing we don’t do together is get in front of an actor and show any indecision at all about what we think. We don’t always agree, so we meet privately, then one or the other will approach the actor.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Together

• In comedy, though, it’s good to get feedback from the audience about what they find funny.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Comedy

• We feel that what’s too far is when you make a joke and somebody gets hurt.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Feel

• We wanted to do a sequel with Jim and Jeff. They said that the word was that Jim didn’t want to do any sequels. We approached him and he said he would do it, but not until next year. New Line said it was too long to wait.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Sequel

• You know, I can’t remember the last movie I walked out of. If I pay, I’ll see it through. I can’t be halfway through a movie and think that I know everything that’s going to happen, because I hope that I’m wrong.

  Bobby Farrelly

  Topics in Movies

  Tags in Remember

Bobby Farrelly (16)

Birth:	17th June, 1958
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter

About

Bobby Farrelly was born in Cumberland, Rhode Island. He is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Bobby and his brother Peter Farrelly are known as Farrelly brothers. They have written, directed and produced several comedy films including There's Something About Mary, Kingpin, Shallow Hal, Me, Myself & Irene and Stuck on You. They also conceived the Seinfeld episode "The Virgin". In 2014, Bobby and his brother directed Dumb and Dumber To, the sequel to their smash hit Dumb and Dumber.

Related Authors

• Tony Scott
• John Turturro
• Chris Evans
• Francois Truffaut
• Bruce Robinson
• Anjelica Huston
• Frank D. Gilroy
• Bryce Dallas Howard
• Douglas Sirk
• George Axelrod

Advertisement

Today's Anniversary - 17th February

Births

• 1965 - Michael Bay
• 1952 - Randy Forbes
• 1908 - Red Barber
• 1939 - Mary Ann Mobley
• 1890 - Ronald Fisher

Deaths

• 1970 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
• 1982 - Lee Strasberg
• 1982 - Thelonious Monk
• 1966 - Alfred P. Sloan
• 1673 - Moliere