I gotta say - if I clicked on a movie interview, and the first part was all about Walt Whitman, I'd love that article.
Old man with an old phone. That's never not funny.
Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals - always funny.
Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.
David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.
As for movies, what's great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom.