I think that the job of art and culture is to jump on that time and realize that it's there and to push it just a little bit faster.

For my money, I don't think there's been a better comedy than 'Kung Fu Hustle' in a lot of years. That movie just knocked me over.

Everyone is sort of in their own little area counting lines and no one talks when film's not rolling. There's constantly actors coming to me back behind the monitor screaming at me, "Why did my line count drop?" It's a nasty tense environment.

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

David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.

White-collar crime has been marketed - billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it.

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