Normally when it hits two and a half, three hours, the audience gets exhausted and start yawning.

We're always looking for the backbone, the central idea, and once you have that you know everything can circle around it.

There's always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.

All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.

Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals - always funny.

I don't think there's ever been a moment in history where that, as an artistic message, has played very well, because people in their hearts know that's terrible and a lie.

I think what's dangerous [about comedy] is that you're coming into the room announcing your intentions.