Entertainment Movies Director Shawn Levy Reveals His Favorite Taylor Swift Song — and It May Surprise You (Exclusive) "It's a throwback," the director tells PEOPLE of his favorite tune from the pop star By Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern in early 2020, before later transitioning to a freelance role, and then staff positions soon after. Nicholas writes and edits anywhere between 7 to 9 stories per day on average for PEOPLE, spanning across each vertical the brand covers. People Editorial Guidelines and Jack Smart Jack Smart Jack Smart is the Movies Staff Writer at PEOPLE. With 10 years of experience as an entertainment journalist, he previously worked at The A.V. Club and Backstage. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 14, 2024 10:30AM EDT Close Shawn Levy, Taylor Swift. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Shawn Levy is a sentimental Swiftie! In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE during the Big Screen Achievement Awards at CinemaCon 2024 in Las Vegas earlier this week, the director, 55, revealed what his favorite Taylor Swift song is. "I am a father of four girls, so I'm going old school: 'Never Grow Up,' " Levy says, referencing Swift's ballad off of her third studio album, Speak Now. "It has me on the floor crying every time," he adds. "It's a throwback." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Shawn Levy at the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards. Brenton Ho/Variety via Getty Shawn Levy Calls Taylor Swift a 'Really Fun Hang' and Reveals How She Gave Him 'Dad Cred for Life' (Exclusive) Levy initially met Swift, 34, through Ryan Reynolds and his wife, Blake Lively. The Grammy winner later asked Levy to play her father in the video for All Too Well: The Short Film, which she directed. Speaking with PEOPLE in October, Levy, who has directed massive movies including The Adam Project, Free Guy and the Night at the Museum franchise, said Swift gave him cool points when it came to his four daughters. "You have to understand, my daughters are between the ages of 12 to 24. So Taylor Swift has been their only shared idol for that entire span of their lives," he said. "When she asked me to be in the video for All Too Well, and I was able to bring all four daughters to be in that video with me, I got dad cred for life," Levy continued. Taylor Swift, Shawn Levy. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Emma McIntyre/Getty Shawn Levy Jokes ‘All Future Sunday Nights Are Ruined’ After Chiefs-Jets Game with Taylor Swift Levy also attended a Jets-Chiefs game during the most recent NFL season with Swift — where she watched boyfriend Travis Kelce play. The director previously told PEOPLE that being at the sports event with the Midnights singer was a level of fame and frenzy he'd never seen before. "I have never witnessed, and will likely never again witness anything like I saw when I went to the football game with Taylor Swift," he said with a laugh at the time. Going on to praise Swift and her creativity, Levy added: "You know what, as a dad of four girls, their collective fan-hood and mild obsession with Taylor is fine by me, because she's a good role model. And most importantly, that woman wrote all of those songs herself. This is a true generational creative genius. She a force — and she's also a really fun hang."