Shawn Wayans Quotes

A lot of the jokes had some build-up to some nasty stuff. But most of it was all character situations leading to what the ultimate payoff would be for that character.

Any time something does that well, you gotta follow up.

For Scary Movie 2, we had a due date and had to work fast. And though there`s a lot of pressure, as artists, we just block it out. So really, the pressure comes from us. That`s how the first movie happened. There was no outside pressure: we wanted to hit the audience hard.

I knew when I was 6. I just knew it; I didn`t care about nothing else. If I didn`t make it in this world, I would probably be homeless. I gave myself that little to fall back on.

If you keep up with pop culture, everybody knows the joke.

Now we have to hit them from a different angle

People are expecting things. In the first one, no one was expecting anything. They were saying, Oh my God, I can`t believe these guys are doing this.

The studios want this from us, but it`s not all we do. So the next couple of movies we have planned, we want to do just a regular, funny comedy.

There were challenges with production because of the special effects. There are just some things that, although written, special effects just isn`t able to do.

They`ll say, That`s funny, but you can`t do that on TV.

If you keep up with pop culture, everybody knows the joke.

Women don`t like advice. They don`t want you to fix their problems, they just want you to listen.

You lose your privacy, and sometimes, people don`t see you as human.

The studios want this from us, but it`s not all we do. So the next couple of movies we have planned, we want to do just a regular, funny comedy.

We all write, but the script is a blueprint. We can lose whole scenes when we`re shooting.

We pay homage to the people who came before, doing satires, like Mel Brooks; we`re just carrying the torch.

We make a family environment, it`s fun, everybody knows what needs to be done, Keenen oversees the whole thing, we respect him, he respects us.

You have to step up to the plate, and then hit one out of the park.

We like writing with each other; it`s fun.

They`ll say, That`s funny, but you can`t do that on TV.

We still have that same burn, to get that same kind of laughs. So whether the studio wants us to or not, we`re going to do it. The money is just a byproduct of coming out with good stuff. Our whole thing is building that rapport with the audience.

Any time something does that well, you gotta follow up.

We have always had gross humor. But we try for funny, not gross.

For Scary Movie 2, we had a due date and had to work fast. And though there`s a lot of pressure, as artists, we just block it out. So really, the pressure comes from us. That`s how the first movie happened. There was no outside pressure: we wanted to hit the audience hard.

We did a lot of press for the last film and now for this one. We don`t rest on our laurels.

A lot of the jokes had some build-up to some nasty stuff. But most of it was all character situations leading to what the ultimate payoff would be for that character.

I knew when I was 6. I just knew it; I didn`t care about nothing else. If I didn`t make it in this world, I would probably be homeless. I gave myself that little to fall back on.

We definitely have our finger on the pulse. You have to keep up. We decide what to watch by what`s funny.

People are expecting things. In the first one, no one was expecting anything. They were saying, Oh my God, I can`t believe these guys are doing this.

Now we have to hit them from a different angle.