But I think Barry Sonnenfeld let his ego go out of control. He told me in a meeting that he had to do something to make it his film.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do.
The only other things, and again these things are hearsay, is that he could be pretty rough on directors, because he knew exactly the way he wanted to play the part. And he did so.
The actor is concerned with his own bit of it, but the director's somehow trying to work the whole thing into a much bigger picture. It's like conducting an orchestra.
At one time I thought he wanted to be an actor. He had certain qualifications, including no money and a total lack of responsibility.
It's often the case with directors that they don't like to share credit, which is the case of Stanley. He would prefer just A Film By Stanley Kubrick including music and everything.
Stanley Kramer? Spencer Tracy? No one turns down being in a movie with them.
Hollywood is so governed by the ego, and I never wanted to fall into that trap.
Even Hitchcock liked to think of himself as a puppeteer who was manipulating the strings of his audience and making them jump. He liked to think he had that kind of control.
He'd never seen Seinfeld, so he didn't know who Puddy was or anything.
Hugh Wilson made it so real and he took us and it was almost when he was directing it, the way he would do it was funnier than the way we did it. And I just developed a regard for him that was unbelievable.