Shadyac on Story and Humor

If it is a trend, it's the oldest trend in the world: Tell a good story, tell a human
tell an entertaining story, and people will come see it. And if it happens to be about subject of faith, God and man and relationship, all the better. I don't think Hollywood's ever been afraid of faith-based movies. I think they're afraid of bad movies.

It's a highly spiritual act to tell a hysterical story. If you create laughter, I think you've created something very spiritual. You've for a second brought people back into a childlike state. That's a high calling. But I want a movie to have another layer that engages people in thought, discussion.

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