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

Old man with an old phone. That's never not funny.

There's a lot of things you can't control. But you can always be a pro.

The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.

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

There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.

I got the sense that Alabama is a place where people don't want handouts and don't much care for people talking out of the side of their mouth.