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Jay Roach

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Sometimes I would like the opportunity to do character-driven comedy and that's really what I was trying to do in Meet The Parents. I think in a way this is a more old fashioned type of comedy.


— Jay Roach


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The DVD does make it a little easier for myself to trim things that are otherwise very difficult to let loose of - knowing that they'll make it on the DVD.


— Jay Roach


#does #dvd #easier #knowing #little

The success of the second 'Austin Powers' caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a second one, unless the audience wanted it and we could do something better.


— Jay Roach


#austin #austin powers #better #bit #caught

We collaborate on everything. I'm involved in the writing and pre-production. There's a whole bunch of people who keep in touch at every step about everything.


— Jay Roach


#bunch #collaborate #every #every step #everything

We had to do the same thing here. To top that sequel was quite a task. Mike had a couple of good conceptual humour and character ideas, which got me back into it.


— Jay Roach


#character #conceptual #couple #good #got

When I'm shooting, really the audience I'm thinking the hardest about is that first test screening audience who I want to like the film and that first opening weekend audience.


— Jay Roach


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Matthew Jay Roach (born June 14 1957) is an American film director producer and screenwriter best known for directing the Austin Powers films and Meet the Parents. He also directed the HBO film Game Change about the 2008 McCain/Palin campaign which premiered March 2012 as one of the most watched films in HBO history. His directing credits include the Emmy®-winning HBO film “Recount” which earned Roach two Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Made for Television Movie in addition to a DGA Award.

Matthew Jay Roach (born June 14 1957) is an American film director producer and screenwriter best known for directing the Austin Powers films and Meet the Parents.

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