stick figure productions

MATTHEW GALKIN

How did you get involved in Stick Figure?
STEVEN AND DANIEL HIRED ME IN 2001 TO WRITE THE SCREENPLAY ‘WE ARE ALL DEAD’ .

What is your favorite cereal?
MCCANN’S STEEL CUT IRISH OATMEAL

Have you ever used a pickup line that has worked or had one work on you?
I DRINK IN ORDER TO FORGET THINGS LIKE USING PICK UP LINES.

What is your goal in the film world and beyond?
TO WIN A NOBEL PRIZE FOR FILM.

Why are you involved in film?
I AM IN LOVE WITH ‘THE STORY’

Favorite movie
‘PARIS, TEXAS’ OR ‘BARRY LYNDON’

Least favorite movie?
I HAVE NO IDEA.

How tall are you?
6’1”

Darts or pool?
POOL

What will you name your first born child of each sex?
YOU SHOULD ASK MY WIFE WHO DOESN’T EXIST ABOUT THE NAMES OF OUR CHILDREN WHO DON’T EXIST

What celebrity do people say you look like?
TIMOTHY HUTTON MEETS OLD DIRTY BASTARD

What is your best asset?
MY ASS (ET?)

Worst asset
MY CREDIT CARD DEBT

What is your favorite sport to watch; play?
BASEBALL; BASEBALL

Favorite bad TV show?
FELICITY

Are you experienced?
NEVER ENOUGH

Your close friends would describe you how?
CHOCOLATELY

Do you have any enemies?
YES

What are a few hobbies of yours?
BACKGAMMON, PANIC ATTACKS

Do you speak any languages other than English?
NO

What’s your sign?
GEMINI

Tell me a joke
HOW DO YOU GET A NUN PREGNANT?

Favorite comic book or cartoon character
EIGHTBALL

What is one piece of advice you can give someone wanting to get into the entertainment world?
HOLD ON TO YOUR TASTE AS TIGHTLY AS YOU CAN. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE THE FIRST THING TO GO.

Where were you born?
PROVIDENCE, RI

What do your parents do?
BOTH RETIRED

Favorite foods
SASHIMI, PEKING DUCK, MISO COD

If you were not at Stick Figure what would you be doing?
SENDING STEVEN AND DANIEL BODY PARTS IN THE MAIL UNTIL THEY GAVE ME A JOB.

What are you trying to tell in the films you make?
SOMETHING THAT I’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE ON FILM. IN LEIU OF THAT, SOMETHING THAT I’VE SEEN A MILLION TIMES BEFORE BUT THAT CAN ME RICH.

Favorite board game?
BACKGAMMON.

Tell us a funny dating story. Blind date?
THERE’S NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT BEING BLIND.

Where did you go to school?
NYU

Describe yourself in 5 words or less
DECLAWED/NUETERED/HOUSE-TRAINED/RABID

Favorite candy?
POT

Favorite sports team
CLEVELAND INDIANS

Tell us a quirky fact about yourself
I’VE GOT A UNI-BROW

What filmmakers do you admire?
KUBRICK/ KIESLOWSKI/ ALMODOVAR/WILDER/ALTMAN/MAYSLES BROS./CANTOR

What kind of films would you like to make?
THE GOOD KIND

What do you enjoy most about the film world?
SPENDING TIME WITH PEOPLE WHO AREN’T IN IT

What would you change about the film business?
THE LACK OF EMPHASIS ON QUALITY

What does your desk look like?
WOOD PANELLING, LIKE A 70’S BASEMENT

Favorite book?
LAUGHTER IN THE DARK BY NABOKOV/ ANNA KARENNINA

Favorite CD’s?
KING OF AMERICA – ELVIS COSTELLO

Worst job you have ever had?
CLEANING OFFICES

Favorite alcoholic beverage?
SCOTCH

Have you ever had any surgery?
YES – HAND SURGERY TO REPAIR A SEVERED TENDON

What does a producer do?
PRODUCE PAY STUBS UPON REQUEST

How old are you?
30

Have you ever been arrested?
YES – POSSESION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. CHARGES LATER DROPPED.