Jeff Garlin Quotes

I wanted to make a love story without being nerdy.

I want a kiss to be so believable it gives the reader shivers.

When you get to play a character that's in love, it's cool.

I wouldn't treat a romantic scene any differently than any other scene. I would really say the biggest preparation was chewing gum and breath mints! For a kissing scene, it's all about the breath mints!

I confess I am a romantic. I love romance, and I think it's really fun and delicious and some of my favorite films are love stories. I think that you just get a chance to fall in love with the characters so much and you get to explore their lives so deeply.

I'm actually a very romantic person, and I would like to play in a love story. As long as it doesn't get too sweet. That's not me.

What I say is from my heart. You must be sincere. So when I sing a song, people are supposed to feel it.

Love scenes feel very mechanical. But our whole job is to make it look real.

Love scenes are extremely difficult. You're always within a millimeter of sentimentality and 'yuck.'

Normal People' is an incredibly intimate show, there are a lot of love scenes in it and it's beautifully done.

I could never pretend something I didn't feel. I could never make love if I didn't love, and if I loved I could no more hide the fact than change the color of my eyes.

It's really hard to find a love song that is real. That's when you really strike a chord with somebody, when you dig in deep and grab a hold.

Kiss me and you will see how important I am.

I like to see love stories: romantic comedy or romantic drama.

I'm really a romantic at heart.

Without romance, films will be boring. I doubt if people now understand romance, though they may claim it otherwise. I am very romantic in real life.

I watch 'The Notebook.' I love romantic movies. I love romantic comedies.

I think romance is anything honest. As long as it's honest, it's so disarming.

You can't sing about love unless you know about it.

I think, for a love story, the most important element is the music, since you don't have action sequences or item numbers. It really draws in the audience and adds to at least 70 percent of the opening of the movie.

Every love story needs a catalyst of some sort.

I have to make this love affair believable enough. It's very European.

There's no shame in being romantic at all. I think people want to feel that sense of romance, which is rarely even attempted anymore.

The only thing I'm looking for in life is incredible passion and honest love, no matter what options are on the table. All I really operate on is the way I feel in my heart when it comes to love.

Only the really plain people know about love - the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents.