I don't think the goal is, 'How big a star did you ever become?' I think the goal is, 'Were you able to express yourself?'

When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up.

You know, when cameras are rolling, improvisation doesn't feel natural. The pressure is too great. You're on a time schedule. You've got 60 crewmen.

Film is the cheapest part of the movie making process. The expense is the 100-man crew and the financing and everything.

The whole world is tense. Everybody gets the international news. Theres been no American comedy at all that even remotely addresses the subject in any way. My goal isnt to solve the worlds problems. My character wasnt even able to do his assignment. But the premise of wanting to find out about somebody -- other than the stuff that the CIA will tell you -- theres no hope unless we do that.

Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.'

I got so good at writing to a budget, my brain was restricting myself. I'd write, "It's a stormy night." Then I'd cross out stormy. I'd write: "It's a calm night." Then I'd cross out night. It's noon. Because you know how much night costs. You know how much rain costs. Nothing comes free in movies.