'Notorious' is a masterwork. I can watch it every day.
I always stay in the urban comedy genre because it just never gets old. It's one of those things that people watch, again and again. This is that kind of movie. It gives you longevity.
If I like a movie, I see no reason not to go back for Parts 2, 3, 4, etc.
When I perform on stage, you have to remember my performance or buy another ticket to the party! In television and film, you can see it over and over again.
A good movie is a movie that you could see over and over again, not a movie that wins a Oscar, or a movie that makes a lot of money. It's a movie that you personally can watch over and over again. That, to me, is a measure of a good movie.
What I tried to do is deliver movies that have worked for me more than once.
I watch my YouTube videos over and over.
I saw 'Cynthia' five times.
I'm a big fan of 'Prison Break' - I've watched it eight times.
Most people don't watch a movie four or five times; they watch it once.
I bought the VHS of 'Into the Woods' at the Suncoast in the Park City Mall and watched it in the basement when I got home. And when it was over, I rewound it and immediately watched it again.
Truth is, I don't like movies that are only good once; I tend to dismiss them. I like movies that get better the more you watch them.
There are some actors that are so gifted, that move you in such a way that every time you see their names again, you go and pay another ticket because you want to have that experience again.
I love the idea that if you watch something twice, three times, four times, you'll continuously notice new things.
I think "Avatar" is kind of a unique category where people are enjoying the unique theatrical experience even though they may have seen it on the small screen. They want to have that immersive, transportive experience. "2001: A Space Odyssey" played for three years at the Loews cinema in Toronto. I remember that. It just kept playing. People wanted to return to that experience. That may not be the best example because I think "2001" took 25 years to break even.
When the story is good enough, people can watch something three times the length of an opera.
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