Christopher Guest Quotes

"We all know many people who have been through this reality, and how it changes them. This happens to be an area I know something about. It's a virus."
-Christopher Guest

"I don't work with high-concept things that start with a premise, "Wouldn't it be funny if there was this spy who met a... " For me, it could be, "What about people who sell shoes? That must be a bizarre world... when they meet at conventions and talk about shoes.""
-Christopher Guest

"I have a half Lab and half golden retriever named Henry and then the other one, Lucy, is half Akita and half something else."
-Christopher Guest

"[When I spoke to Jane Lynch at the premiere of the R rated sex comedy,] The 40 Year Old Virgin, ... Oh, goodie!"
-Christopher Guest

"We populate the stories with people who share certain traits. Invariably, someone will say, "I know that guy." Every world has odd people."
-Christopher Guest