Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.

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

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

There are so many shoot-'em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.

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

In general, the final filter of Hollywood is for-profit. Nothing goes through unless it can make money.

The idea of 24-hour news, if you really step back, is pretty insane. Just even saying '24-hour news' almost has satire laced in it.