I cast unusual people in my movies.

If I'm going to act in someone's movie, I want the movie to be interesting and be able to get a couple of solid doubles.

I take anything other than 'you big pig!' as a compliment.

Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.

You know, I became a director out of necessity. I was writing comedies, and I couldn't find anybody to deliver it correctly.

There's nothing funny about flying to Houston.

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