Eugene Levy Quotes

"Is a look at what happens on a movie set when the word Oscar gets bandied about."
-Eugene Levy

"I like that there is no jeopardy when I work on a film with Chris, ... Castle Rock (Entertainment) just gives us around $8 million and we are left alone with no interference. I like the control of getting to do what is close to your sensibility."
-Eugene Levy

"'American Pie' was a big movie for me. No one knew it at the time, but it allowed me to be offered such movies as 'Like Mike' and 'New York Minute' with the Olsen twins."
-Eugene Levy

"[Pushing The Man in the wake of Katrina is] one of the more difficult things I've had to do, ... We've had to go out and we have to talk about this thing. We have to try and be positive about the movie ... But, at the same time, it seems like the most bizarre thing in the world to do."
-Eugene Levy

"I am the common man, ... I'm polite, I love my family and I play by the rules. And sometimes I get pushed around. That's my lifestyle, and that's what I try to bring to characters."
-Eugene Levy

"It's very easy to sit down and work on a script with Chris, ... We make each other laugh."
-Eugene Levy

"Detroit is still seen as the tough city, a city that has a reputation for high crime, ... The tough city thing is fine. It's always had a reputation as that. ... You know, Gordie Howe, when I was watching hockey, was the toughest guy in the league playing for the Red Wings. He represented that tough aura."
-Eugene Levy

"Tons of movies are shot in Toronto, but Toronto is never Toronto."
-Eugene Levy