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

As for movies, what's great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom.

The one thing for sure is, I don't ever want to waste a movie. I don't ever want to waste effort.

I'm just a giant film fan, so I love action movies out of all kinds of movies. As a film geek, it's amazing to be able to shoot this stuff.

'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.

Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.

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